The Enlightenment2

How did Hobbes view human nature?

• We are inquisitive and industrious.

• We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

• We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.

• We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..

An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection

• Philosophers

• Democracy

• Social Contract

• Divine Right of Kings

What was the most important legacy of the Magna Carta, signed back in 1215 AD?

• Everyone has a right to a fair trial

• Everyone, including our leaders, must obey the law

• Everyone is allowed to have freedom of speech

• Everyone, including the leaders, are allowed to vote on the laws for the country

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

What type of government did the Enlightenment thinkers support?

• totalitarian government

• absolute government

• autocratic government

• limited government

Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

This philosopher believed life for people in a state of nature would be, "nasty, brutish, and short."

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

What is absolutism?

• belief the no one is above the law even the king

• belief that salvation belongs to the individual

• that a king has total total, unrestricted authority

• that man's reason can unlock the workings of the universe

What impact did the Enlightenment have on the 18th century (1700's)?