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Ch.17.HistoryVocSec1
Ch. 17. History Voc.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Natural Law | Rules discoverable by reason. |
| Thomas Hobbes | 17th century English thinker, set ideas for Enlightenment. |
| John Locke | 17th century English thinker, set ideas for Enlightenment. |
| Social Contract | An agreement by which they gave up their freedom for an organized society. |
| Natural Rights | Rights that belonged to all humans from birth. |
| Philosophes | Enlightenment thinkers. |
| Montesquieu | Early and influential thinker. |
| Voltaire | Probably the most famous philosophe was Francois-Marie Arouet, who took the name Voltaire. |
| Diderot | Worked for years to produce a 28 volume set of books called the Encyclopedia. |
| Rousseau | Believed that people in their natural state wee basically good. |
| Laissez-Faire | Allowed businesses to operate with little or no government interference. |