Enlightenment Thinkers Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Who introduced the idea of freedom of speech and religion (tolerance)?
“I may not agree with what you have to say but I will defend to the death your right to say it”
A
Voltaire
2
Q
“Life, liberty, and property”
Natural rights
A
John Locke
3
Q
“I believe the power of government should be seperated into three seperate branches”
A
Montesquieu
4
Q
Who introduced the idea of the will of the majority?
A
Rousseau
5
Q
Who was the advocate for women’s rights during the enlightenment?
A
Mary Wollstonecraft
6
Q
Who believes that people are born naturally evil? (Opposite belief of most enlightenment thinkers)
A
Thomas Hobbes
