1. Group Research = Philosophes Using your textbook and at least one website please create a Philosophe Profile for your person answering the following –Most influential idea of the philosophe –Name of one important publication (ie: book, journal) Your Philosophe Profile should include –Answers to the questions above –Image of philosophe (Print to LHS – 18) –Link to your website. Please do not use Wikipedia Your Presentation may be done in one of the following formats –PowerPoint – Maximum 2 slides –Paper – One side of paper (8.5 x 11 PC paper) Please share your information with me before starting your final copy Groups will present the information to the class The following slide is an example of what your final product should look like

2. Thomas Hobbes Important publication –Leviathan (1651) Most influential idea –Citizens must enter a “social contract” with a powerful government in order to have an organized society Absolute Monarchy –Strong government to keep order –People = bad Website –http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/ho bbes.html

3. Rubric Explains most influential idea supported by the Philosophe = 40 pts –Explains main idea correctly = 40 –Explains other ideas of the philosophe correctly = 30 –Explains ideas not supported the philosophe = 20 –No information provided = 0 Correct name of an important publication by philosophe = 5 pts –Identifies name of at least one important publication by the philosophe = 5 –Incorrectly identifies or does not identify one important work by thephilosophe = 0 Image of Philosophe = 5 pts –Image of Philosophe = 5 –Incorrect or no photo of philosophe = 0 Link = 5 pts –Complete web address listed = 5 –Incorrect web address or no web address = 0 Total = 55 pts

4. Philosophes Montesquieu Rousseau Diderot Wollstonecraft Smith Voltaire