NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

• Believed that sun stood in the center of the universe
• Born on February 19, 1443
• Died on May 24, 1543

JOHANNES KEPLER

GALILEO GALILEI

• Brilliant mathematician
• Astronomer
• Philosopher

SIR FRANCIS BACON

• English politician
• Writer
• Passion & interest in science
• Played a big role in scientific revolution

RENE DESCARTES

• Had interest in science
• Died February 11
• Mathematician

JOHN LOCKE

• Positive view of human nature
• Philosopher
• His writings influenced many

VOLTAIRE

• Published more than 70 books
• Wrote fiction, drama, history, and political essays
• He was outspoken

MONTESQUIEU

• Studied political liberty
• He was a french lawyer
• He is famous for his articulation of the theory of seperation of powers

ROUSSEAU

• Committed to individual freedom
• Successful at music
• Most popular during the French Revolution

WOLLSTONECRAFT

• Published an essay called vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792
• Always argued that women are naturally inferred as men
• She had 2 ill-fated affairs

THOMAS HOBBES

• Expressed his view in work leviathan
• One of the founders of modern political philosophy
• English philosopher