Enlightenment Views of Government John Locke People are born with natural rights Government protects these rights Government by consent Thomas Hobbes Government.

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Enlightenment Views of Government John Locke People are born with natural rights Government protects these rights Government by consent Thomas Hobbes Government is needed to insure order Exchange some rights for freedom and order, social contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau People are basically good Society corrupts people Government for common good Baron de Montesquieu Best government divides power among branches of government Most of the views will be reflected in our US government

Enlightenment Views on Society Voltaire French Philosophe Jailed and exiled for writings Justice, toleration, liberty

Diderot French writer His Encyclopedia spread Enlightenment ideas Attacked by church and government

Why are most of these Enlightenment scholars (Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, and Montesquieu) from France?

Mary Wollstonecraft Challenged traditional views of women Demanded equal rights Education was key for equality

Adam Smith Wrote The Wealth of Nations Supply and demand controlled economy No government regulation

What impact have these thinkers had on our modern society?

Enlightened Despots Frederick II of Prussia Catherine the Great of Russia Joseph II of Austria