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1. adam smith
adam smith taught free market. |
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Economist who thought free market should
be allowed to regulate business
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2. aristotle
aristotle created a comprehensive system.
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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 montesquieu advocated the speration of powers. |
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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 had many ideas for the world. |
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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-jacques Rousseau bealieved people were born good. |
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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 believed in natural rights. |
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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
laissez faire wanted own businesses with no interference. |
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Allows business to operate with little or no
government interference
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8. philosophy
philosophy came up up with most ideas in the enlightenment. |
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the rational investigation of questions about
existence and knowledge and ethics
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9. plato
plato caried on his teachers wrds and 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
a social contact is an unwritten agreement. |
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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 question discoveries and answeres. |
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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 states we wont accomplish much because humans are selfish. |
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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)[image] |
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13. voltair
voltair fought for freedom of speech. |
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French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech
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