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Enlightenment Section 2
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Thomas Hobbes wrote "Leviathan" to explain his idea of a social contract.
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John Locke published a book about the 3 natural rights.
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Mary Astell wrote a book about the need for more education for women called "A Serious Proposal to the Ladies"
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Voltaire fled Paris
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Montesquieu wrote a book "The Spirit of Laws" suggesting the government seperate its power.
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Voltaire wrote "Candide" to refure the idea of optimism
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Rousseau explained his idea of democracy in a book called "The Social Contract"
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Beccaria wrote a book called "On Crimes and Punishments" about ending the violence in the justice system.
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Rousseau's ideas drove the leaders of the french revolution to overthrow the monarchy.
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Mary Wollstonecraft wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" arguing woemn's and men's education should be equal.