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Enlightenment Views of Government
John Locke•People are born with natural rights•Government protects these rights•Government by consent
Thomas Hobbes•Government is needed to insure order•Exchange some rights for freedom and order, social contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau•People are basically good•Society corrupts people•Government for common good
Baron de Montesquieu•Best government divides power among branches of government
Most of the views will be reflected in our US government
Enlightenment Views on Society
Voltaire
French Philosophe
Jailed and exiled for writings
Justice, toleration, liberty
Diderot
French writer
His Encyclopedia spread Enlightenment ideas
Attacked by church and government
Why are most of these Enlightenment scholars (Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, and Montesquieu) from France?
Mary Wollstonecraft
Challenged traditional views of women
Demanded equal rights
Education was key for equality
Adam Smith
Wrote The Wealth of Nations
Supply and demand controlled economy
No government regulation
What impact have these thinkers had on our modern society?
Enlightened Despots
Frederick II of Prussia
Catherine the Great of Russia
Joseph II of Austria