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Enlightenment Thinkers!

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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ENLIGHTENMENT THINKERS

JOHN LOCKE

  • Belief: All humans where born with natural rights.
  • Contribution: Idea of life, liberty, and property.
  • Still used today?: yes it is sill is.
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JEAN-JACUES ROUSSEAU

  • Belief: He saw society as the corrupting influence on people.
  • Contribution: Limited government
  • Still used today: yes is still used today

BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

  • Focus: He focused on governmental organization by promoting ideas.
  • Contribution: The 3 branches of government
  • Sill used today: yes it is still used today

VOLAIRE

  • Focus: Civil liberties,mainly freedom of speech and freedom.
  • Contribution: limited government
  • Still used today?: yes it is still used today.