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John-Locke
John Locke (Bases of the Enlightenment, arguing that all men…
John Locke
Bases of the Enlightenment, arguing that all men are shaped by the environment they grow in. However, he seeks an equilibrium between both Rousseau and Hobbes. He did not believe in the king's divine right to rule. Instead, he thought that there is a "Social Contract" and that "all ideas comes from experience and sensation"
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La France :flag-fr:
1700-1760
Montesquieu
The English monarchy is divided in three powers, the legislative, the executive and the judicial, restricting each other. And that all monarchies should follow this example.
Monarchy base in honor
Republic based on virtue
Despotism based on fear
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Voltaire
There should be religious tolerance and a deep understanding in the beliefs, supporter of deism.
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Jean Jacque-Rousseau
The government should stay in power by the will of the people, and that the monarchies and government are enslaving the memebers of society
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1760-1780
Diderot
Created the encyclopedia from an English version when he and his colleagues added some original works to it the opportunity to translate it, among the merchants and others. Focusing on the masses, always wanting to give knowledge to the people who could not obtain it, for example the idea of the braile system.
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Great Britan :flag-gb:
1750-1790
Adam Smith
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Debated for the inclusion of women in natural rights offering remedies to the problem, the phrase that can describe her thinking "everyone with reason is born equal"
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Relationship
They all wanted to improve human conditions on Earth rather than concern themselves with religion and the afterlife. These thinkers valued reason, science, religious tolerance, and what they called “natural rights” life, liberty, and property.