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1. Adam Smith
Adam smith was an econimist who tried to make business work better.
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- Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business
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2. Aristotle
Aristole was a great philosopher who wrote and created systems for other philosophers. |
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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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3. Baron de Montesquieu
Baron de montesquiei was a philospher who seperated the executive ane the legislative branch. |
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French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
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4. The Enlightenment
The enlightenment was a system that created new ideas and had reasons behind it. |
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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
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5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau- Jean-Jaques Rousseau was a philosopher who thought people were born good and evil.
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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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6.John Locke
John Locke was Another philosopher who saw people as reasonable people etc. |
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Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights
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7. Laissez Faire
The Laissez Faire is a type of system that makes buisnesses work well. |
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Allows business to operate with little or no government interference
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8. Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of knowldege and ethics. |
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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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9. Plato
Plato was the most famous philospher, he was known for his great ideas. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, most-famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings"
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10. Social contract
Social contract is an agreement between other people. |
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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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11.Socrates
Socrates was a philosopher who was known froi his questions and his answers. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers
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12. Thomas Hobbes
Thomas hobbes was known for his actions over sovereignty. |
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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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13. Voltaire
Voltaire was a french writer who defended the freedom of speech. amendemnet 1 |
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French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech
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