Enlightenment Flashcard

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Who was the first philosopher to use the term 'enlightenment'?

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Immanuel Kant

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According to Thomas Hobbes, why do people enter into a social contract with government?

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Without it life would be brutish and short

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Which philosopher believed that people are basically reasonable and moral?

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John Locke

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According to John Locke, what are the natural rights that belong to humans from birth?

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Life, liberty, and property

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Which philosopher believed that governments with limited power were the best?

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John Locke

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Who wrote 'The Spirit of the Laws' and discussed the balance of powers?

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Montesquieu

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Which philosopher used wit to expose abuses of the era and battled against inequality and injustice?

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Voltaire

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Who compiled the Encyclopedia, which contained articles attacking Divine right and the church?

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Denis Diderot

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According to Jean Jacques Rousseau, what corrupted people and led to the unequal distribution of property and wealth?

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Society

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Which economist argued that the market should regulate business activity?

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Adam Smith