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The Enlightenment in Europe, propose:separation of pow- ers would keep…
The Enlightenment in Europe
thomas hobbes
he experienced
the political turmoil of England early in that century.
The horrors of the English Civil War
convinced him that
all humans were naturally selfish and wicked.
Hobbes argued that to escape such a bleak life, people had to hand over their
rights to a strong ruler. .
created a government the social contract.
voltaire
Voltaire Combats Intolerance Probably the most brilliant
and influential of the philosophes
70 books
political essays
phylosophy
drama
Voltaire never
stopped fighting
freedom of speech
freedom of religious and belives
tolerance reasons
famous quotes: “I do not agree with a word you say but will
defend to the death your right to say it.”
montesquie
beleved: that Britain was the best-governed and most
politically balanced country of his own day.
Rousseau: believed that the only good government was one that was freely formed
by the people and guided by the “general will” of society—a
Rousseau’s view of the social contract differed greatly from that of Hobbes.
. For Rousseau, it was an agreement among free individuals to create a society
and a government.
jhon loke
has a different point of view of hobbes he have a more positive point of view of human nature
He believed that people could learn from experi-
ence and improve themselves.
the prupose :is to protect these
rights.
life
liberty
property
propose:separation of pow-
ers would keep any individual or group from