The Enlightenment

Leviathan, 1651 : Asserted humans are basically brutish and evil in a state of nature, argued for the necessity of an absolute monarchy

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

• Voltaire

Which came first the Scientific Revolution or Enlightenment?

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

Which statement would John Locke agree most with?

• The purpose of government is to protect us from ourselves.

• The purpose of government is to protect our Natural Rights.

This philosophe famously wrote “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.” His most influential work on politics is The Social Contract

• Goethe

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

Believed that women should have an active role in government.

• Wollstonecraft

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Locke

What was the main goal of most Enlightenment thinkers?

• to use human reason to achieve knowledge, freedom, and happiness.

• to create a world in which rightful kings ruled with absolute power.

• to use religion in order to create a world in which people could achieve happiness and safety.

• to use human reason in order to come to one belief all people could agree upon.

• to use logical thinking to find truth in the world and make all people closer to God.

How did the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers such as Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau influence the forms of government that exist today?

• Their ideas contributed to the creation of modern democracy.

• They helped to bring about unlimited governments.

• Their ideas influenced people around the world by making them demand despots as rulers.

• They encouraged people to obey their rulers. They did this through writing and debate