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John Locke
John Locke is considered the father of the enlightenment movment of philosophy. He wrote another ground breaking work that spanned four books and took on the task of the nature of human knowledge. His writing helped found modern western philosophy. -
Fortenelle
Fortenelle was an admirerer of Descartes physics. He criticized ancient oracals, and thought they were superstition. His philosophy didnt accept Cartesian spiritualism. -
The Two Treatises of Government
The First Treatise is a criticism of Robert Filmer’s "Patriarcha." The Second Treatise is Locke’s proposed solution to the political upheaval in England and in other modern countries. -
Voltaire
Voltaire's major fall into four categories: poetry, plays, historical works and philosophical works. He was a great writer and known as France's greates enlightenment writer. -
Condillac
Condillac maintained an empirical sensationalism based on the principle that observations made by sense perception are the foundation for human knowledge. As a philosopher, Condillac gave systematic expression to the views of Locke. he was influenced by Descartes and distinguished experience into sensation (external) and reflection (internal) -
The Social Contract
Rousseau asserts that modern states repress the physical freedom that is our birthright, and do nothing to secure the civil freedom for the sake of which we enter into civil society -
Declaration of Independence
Enlightened thinkers typically valued equality, liberty and personal rights. -
Bill of Rights
Enlightened thinkers typically valued equality, liberty and personal rights. -
U.S. Constitution
Enlightened thinkers typically valued equality, liberty and personal rights. -
Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Wollstonecraft preached that intellect will always govern and sought “to persuade women to endeavour to acquire strength, both of mind and body -
Enlightenment Despots
A ruler (one who is a monarch) influenced by the ideas of 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. -
Philosophes
Were the intellectuals of the 18th century Enlightenment -
Salon
A regular social gathering of eminent people (esp. writers and artists) at the house of a woman prominent in high society. A meeting of intellectuals or other eminent people at the invitation of a celebrity or socialite.