Enlightenment Philosophers Flashcards
1
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known for constitutional monarchy
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John Locke
2
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Wrote Spirit of the Laws
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Montesquieu
3
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known for free speech
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Voltaire
4
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Wrote the encyclopedia
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Denis Diderot
5
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known for natural rights
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John Locke
6
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Argued for checks and balances
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Montesquieu
7
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Known for religious freedom/toleration
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Voltaire
8
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Believed everyone was born with a blank mind
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John Locke
9
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Known for separation of powers
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Montesquieu
10
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Known for changing the general way of thinking
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Denis Diderot
11
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Founder of modern day women’s rights movement
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Mary Wollstonecraft
12
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Known for people writing their own laws because they create their own government
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
13
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Known for people giving up their rights for order not chaos
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
