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Adam Smith
Adam Smith was the author of The Wealth of Nations, which was a book about division of labor and free markets. |
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Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business
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Aristotle
Aristotle looked at the nature of the world |
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one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers, his writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy
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Montesquieu
Montesquieu studied political liberty. |
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French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
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The Enlightment
The Enlightment was from the 1600's to the 1700's |
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| a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions [image] |
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Jean- Jacques Rousseau
Jean- Jacques Rousseau is a noble savage |
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Believed people in the natural state were basically good, but that they were corrupted by the evils of society, especially due to the unequal distribution of wealth
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John Locke
John Locke think the people were born equal and free |
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Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights
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Laissez Faire
Laissez Faire works with buisness |
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Allows business to operate with little or no government interference
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Philosophy
Philosophy is based on knowledge |
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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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Plato
Plato was the student for Socates |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, most-famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings"
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Social Contract
Social Contract is a contract not yet signed
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The unwritten agreement between individuals and society in which individual rights are traded for overall order (decrease of chaos)
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Socrates
Socrates is the teacher of Plato |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers
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Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes thought people were selfish and wicked |
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English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
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Voltaire
Voltaire got exiled to england |
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French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech
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