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Philosophes/Rene Descartes
A French philosopher and scientist who revolutionized algebra and geometry and made the famous philosophical statement “I think, therefore I am.” Descartes developed a deductive approach to philosophy using math and logic that still remains a standard for problem solving. -
Belives/Baron
Baron Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755) had an inherited fortune and time to write. And he mixed with Parisian higher society, where he was a celebrated conversationalist. He satirized French society. He criticized France's monarchical absolutism and the Church, offending authorities but adding to his popularity. He was a Catholic who believed that people should think for themselves -
Philosophes/Jhon luke
An English political theorist who focused on the structure of governments. Locke believed that men are all rational and capable people but must compromise some of their beliefs in the interest of forming a government for the people. In his famous Two Treatises of Government (1690), he championed the idea of a representative government that would best serve all constituents. -
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Whas one of the womans who tought diffrent from men.She came to conclusion of thinking that woman should have the same education and training like man.So when girls were marry to man they were not just the parnert but eventually become bestfriend. -
Philosphes/Voltaire
A French writer and the primary satirist of the Enlightenment, who criticized religion and leading philosophies of the time. Voltaire’s numerous plays and essays frequently advocated freedom from the ploys of religion, while Candide (1759), the most notable of his works, conveyed his criticisms of optimism and superstition into a neat package. -
Declaration of dependents
This day is one of are special days in America it was wen 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states.Did you know Adam wanted instead of been july 4 he wanted it july the second but they didnt let him so it was the july 4 -
Denis Diderot
A French scholar who was the primary editor of the Encyclopédie, a massive thirty-five-volume compilation of human knowledge in the arts and sciences, along with commentary from a number of Enlightenment thinkers. The Encyclopédie became a prominent symbol of the Enlightenment and helped spread the movement throughout Europe.
