Enlightenment Thinkers and Concepts

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Philosopher who wrote "The Social Contract"

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Advocate for women's rights during the Enlightenment

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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Natural rights John Locke believed people possessed

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Life, liberty, and property

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Famous for defending religious toleration and freedom of speech

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Voltaire

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Work addressing women's rights during the Enlightenment

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

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Concept compared to legislative, judicial, and executive branches

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Checks and balances

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Philosopher who believed no man has natural authority over another

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Supported the right to overthrow an unjust government

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John Locke

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Philosopher who wrote about the importance of separation of powers

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Baron de Montesquieu

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Author of the book 'Leviathan'

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Thomas Hobbes