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Social Studies Vocab

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The Social Contract
Rousseau wrote ant spoke out strongly against society of his day believed government was based on agreementha made by the people
John Locke
Proposed new theories on people and government, more optomistic that Hobbs
Two Treatises on Government
Locke's ideas on People and Government dont agree with hobb's theories
Catherine The Great
Understood and agreed with the needs to improve rights of the enlightenment and lower classes
Portable Dictionary of Philosophy
gives Voltaires view on equality. he says slavery is wrong
encyclopedia (def.)
all different kinds of writings put togeter 35 volumes, 20 years to complete
Thomas Hobbs
one of the first philosophers to search for the natural laws of grovernment- (englisman)
Leviathan
book, written by Hobbs, descrebes people being naturally cruel and only interested in themselves.
The New Heloise
Jean Jacques Rousseau- showed goodness of nature and the life of country people, urged people to have simpler ways of life
Denis Diedrot
did more to spread ideas of enlightenment than anyone else. Got writers to write about different subjects for a new set of books he was writing
Jean Jacques Rousseau
French philosoper, ideas had great influence- Born in 1712, believed pople should be guided by emotions, disagreed with other philosophers
5 main subjects in encyclopedia
Science, Religion, Government, Pilosophy, Art
Maria Theresa
Empress of Austria, 1740-1780, made sure all her children were educated, did away with forced labor for peasants of austria, the reforms made-brought greater equality for austrian society
Joseph II
Believed in freedom of the Press and religion
Enlightenment AKA: Age of Reason
1600's to 1700's in Europe
Philosophes
Thinkers of the enlightenment, Believed science and reason could work together to improve lives of people
Fredrick the II of Prussia, AKA:Fredrick the Great
able to put some ideas of enlightenment into practice
Social Contract
a believement that the government was based on an agreement of the people
Encyclopedia
1772 one of the Great achievements of the Enlightenments
Philosophical Letters
1734-voltaire wrote that the purpose of life should be to bring the greater happiness to people throught progress in science and art.
Isaac Newton
discovered laws of the universe through mathematical reasoning
Voltaire
Paris:plays and poetry. Leading philosopes, sharp-wit, quick temper

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