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ENLIGHTEN MENT THINKERS
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BEFORE ENLIGHTENMENT Accepted belief that _____________ needed to take ______ and maintain ________ Machiavelli “The ____ justify the ______”
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ENLIGHTENMENT Scientific Revolution led to discovery of laws in _______ Proof that things always happened a certain way People began to question if their were natural laws that applied to ________ as well Applied new of thinking to question the role/purpose of ______________ VSVS ___________
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JOHN LOCKE Humans have ______ and ________ Can _______ themselves and decide what is best for them Human nature is to desire ______ and __________________ To be loved we must first love others ________ _________ People _____ government _______ to rule over them Governments must then _____ in the people’s _____ _________ If government _____ or displeases people, then people have the right to ____ _____their power (___________) Role of government Only to protect people’s _______ ____, ______ and _________
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THOMAS HOBBES Human nature is to seek one’s own ________ Creates _______ “[causes] continual ____ and ______ of violent death; and the life of man solitary, nasty, brutish and short ” Society _______ exist this way Must enter into contract Social Contract People agree to give up their own __________ to gain order and ____________ Must ____ all decisions made by government Role of Government Establish ______ by _________ people from acting out of own self interest only (human nature) Rule _______ and __________
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GOVERNMENT IN THE ECONOMY ______ People will provide what is ________ for society out of ____-_____ Laws of Supply and Demand No need for ___________ Known as ______________ _____ Much later after ______________ Saw how __________ made only few rich Factory and land owners ________ stayed poor ______________ should control everything and distribute to all workers _________ Known as _______________
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SIGNIFICANCE New political ideas emerge Causes people to _________ their governments Leads to a wave of __________ But somebody has to be first…
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