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Aug 1, 1200
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment- a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent exponents include Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith. -
Jan 28, 1225
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas was born January 28, 1225 in Roccasecca, Italy. He wrote about natural law. He believed that ruler's power came from god through people. He believed that people were capable of deciding wheather a law was fair or not. He wrote the book, Treatise on Law, God and creation, On Theologica and Summa contra genitiles. He died March 7th, 1274. -
Aug 29, 1300
Salons
Salons- A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. -
Aug 29, 1400
Enlightenment Despots
Enlightenment Despots-a form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment. Among the most prominent enlightened despots were Frederick II (the Great), Peter I (the Great), Catherine II (the Great), Maria Theresa, Joseph II, and Leopold II. They typically instituted administrative reform, religious toleration, and economic development but did not propose reforms that would undermine their sovereignty or d -
Aug 29, 1450
Philosophes
Philosophes- The philosophes (French for philosophers) were the intellectuals of the 18th century Enlightenment -
Jul 10, 1509
John Calvin
John Calvin was born July 10th, 1509 in Noyon, France. influential French theologian, He believed there should be two governments- Church and a state/civil government.He wrote the books, The institues of Christian religion, heart of flame and sermons on the beatitudes. He died May 27,1564. -
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was born April 15, 1588 in Wilshire, Westport. He started the idea of a social contract and he wrote the Leviathan. He believed in a constant state of war., he formed social contract of our fear. He believed in a strong central government. He favored Monarchy or a mortal god. He wrote the books Leviathan, De Corpore, Man and citizen, elements of law, natural and politic, and he wrote shocking beauty. He died December 4th, 1679. -
John Locke
John Locke was born Aug 29th, 1632 in Wrington, UK. He believed in natural rights: life liberty and property. He believed the purpose of the government is to protect those rights of people. He believed if the government didnt protect those rights people had the right to revolt. He believed that kings should not have absolute power. He avocated a supreme legislature and established law. He also established an impartial judge, He died Oct 28, 1704. -
John Locke
He wrote the books Two treaties of government, a letter concerning toleration, The second tretise of government and an essay concerning human understanding. -
U.S. Bill of Rights
John Locke the enlightenment philosopher was most influential in the US Bill of Rights. Locke's view of government was that political states are to be properly evaluated in terms of how well they protect an individual's natural rights. All of the founding fathers were all greatly influenced by John Locke -
Treatises on Government
John Locke wrote the Treatises on Government in 1690. But it's influence wasn't felt until almost a century later when the Founding Father's declared America's independence and framed a government. -
The Social Contract
The soical contract was influential because it provided arugments and brought up powerful questions more and more people started asking.He argued in the state of nature, that all men were created equal.It provided poweful images and phrases which were cited during the french revolution.Goverments and law officals only represented those of the rich and not the poor. By equality he meant only that no one would be “rich enough to buy another, nor poor enough to have to sell oneself". -
Declaration of Independence
Jefferson didn't take John Locke's exact words but the idea came from John, Locke had stated that the third "natural law" should be the right to property. The other major influence was the declaration as a whole. Colonies had begun to tell the king that they were in charge, They believed that the people were the power of the governement and that they had given up their indiviual rights.They felt that since they had given up their rights that it was their responsibilty to choose a new government -
Declaration of Independence
The Declarartion of Independence was extremely influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment. Jefferson took the two main ideas from John locke, the Enlightenment thinker as a guide of the Declaration of independence coming to light. He stated that "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness." -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Ideas for the Declaration were from the Enlightenment, with the most important influence being John Locke's Second Treatise of Government, published in England in 1690. The Declaration became the preamble to the Constitution of 1791 -
Vindication of the Rights of Woman
The Vindication of the Rights of Woman was written by Mary Wollstonecraft, 18th century british femonist. She argues that women should be free to have an education and be someone in society. She protrays that women should have the same rights as men. This document was influential because she stood up for what she believed in and did something about it she fought for all women.
