1. Government and Economics

2. Thomas Hobbes He was critical of French society
Contributed to history, geometry, physics of gases, and theology
Influenced western and modern political philosophy
He believed humans were naturally brutal

3. John Locke
He believed that logical reasoning could explain the existence of God
Government was a form of contact
He believed that all people had natural rights
Influenced Voltaire and Rousseau
His thoughts are represented Declaration of Independence
Classical republicanism and liberal theory

4. Baron de Montesquieu He was against absolutism
His main concern monitoring the authority of French kings
He was critical of French society
Made feudalism popular
Theory of separated powers was implemented in many constitutions throughout the world

5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains”
He believed in general will
People in society are corrupt
He influenced the French Revolution
Political, sociological, and educational thought
His ideas led to the development of romanticism

6. Adam Smith
Liassez–faire (an environment where transactions between private parties are free from state intervention)
His book, Wealth of Nations, became one of the most influential works on economics
His ideas influenced the free markets
He developed the free market policies on health, transport, education, welfare , and taxations