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PCS Global 10C
PCS Global 10 Enlightened Thinkers
Term | Definition |
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Thomas Hobbs | people left on their own will continuously fight; proposed absolute monarchs |
John Locke | people left on their own will cooperate; Two Treaties of Government - ruler should stay in power as long as consent of governed; right to rebel; life, liberty, and property (natural rights) |
Montesquieu | 3 branches of government; The Spirit of Laws; checks and balance |
Voltaire | "I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to my death your right to say it"; Enlightened Monarch |
Rousseau | human nature was basically good, society corrupts; equality - no ranking; The Social Contract - people would give up some of their freedom for "the Good Will"; decisions of the majority |
Thomas Paine | Common Sense - Why should big continent like Americas be ruled by tiny island? |
Denis Diderot | Encyclopedia - spread ideas of enlightenment |
Mary Wollstonecraft | A Vindication of the Rights of Woman - stressed education as a tool to improvement for both boys and girls |