Enlightenment Thinkers/Scientists Flashcards
Who argued against banning weapon ownership because he believed that would give an advantage to criminals?
Beccaria
Who argued that men were in a “constant state of warfare” with each other?
Hobbes
Who was the first to argue that men are born with natural rights that cannot be taken away.
Locke
Who was best known for his objection to torture?
Beccaria
Who was best known for his emphasis on religious tolerance?
Voltaire
Who argued that government should not interfere in the economy - individual economic choices would regulate prices?
Smith
Who argued that that we give up freedom for the common good and should be FORCED to conform to the common will
Rousseau
Who argued that the best form of government would have separation of powers?
Montesquieu
Who argued that women should receive the same educational opportunities as men?
Wollstonecraft
Who was best known for his defense of freedom of speech, especially when criticizing the government?
Voltaire
Who believed that government gets its power from those it governs, and people have a right to change their government?
Locke
Who believed that men were naturally selfish and could not control themselves without an absolute monarch?
Hobbes
Who declared that people were entitled to a fair trial before being punished?
Beccaria
Who was the first modern European to propose that the sun is the center of the universe?
Nicolau Copernicus
Who was the first person to observe that objects fall to the center of the earth (gravity)?
Newton
