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Age of Enlightenment: Philosophers / Philosophes

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Montesquieuwrote The Spirit of Laws
Lockewrote Two Treatises of Government
Hobbeswrote Leviathan
Rousseauwrote The Social Contract
Heliocentric Theorythe earth revolves around the sun
Enlightenmentalso known as Age of Reason
an enlightenment despotabsolute ruler who uses Enlightenment ideas to cure society's problems
Scientific Revolutionemphasized reason and observation of nature
Scientific Revolutioncaused religious toleration, democratic revolutions
Lockepeople are power in government; governments purpose is to protect life, liberty, and property
VoltaireFrench philosophe and author
Galileo Galileiused telescope to prove helocentric theory
John Jacques Rousseaucontract between rulers and people
Montesquieuseparate branches of government
phlilosophesFrench thinkers
U.S. Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independenceinfluences by the ideas of the Enlightenment
Scientific Revolutionchanged how people view the world
Thomas Jeffersonauthor of the Declaration of Independence.
beliefs of Lockepeople are sovereign, purpose of government to issue life, liberty, property; monarchs are not chosen by God
Isaac Newtondeveloped laws of gravity; wrote Pincipia; developed laws of motion; developed calculus
Lidwig von Beethovenwrote Fur Elise and the 5th Symphony
absolute monarchyunpopular with philosophers and artists during the enlightenment
Copernicusearth revolve around the sun
effect of enlightenmentfueled democratic revolutions
French and American revolutionsinfluenced by enlightenment ideas
Mozart, Bach, Beethovencomposers of the enlightenment
Lockegovernment whould protect people's natural rights
influenced the enlightenmentclassical Greece and Rome
Voltairebelieved in separation of church and state
MozartAustrian composer
enlightenmentperiod of 18th century when scholars believed that reason could solve problems
scientific methodresearch through experiments and observations
Mozartwrote operas like The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute
Hobbesbelieved best government is absolute monarchy
scientific revolutionused reason with observation of nature
results of scientific revolutionemphasis on reason, formulation of the scientific method, expansion of scientific knowledge
Bachwrote Baroque music
effect of enlightenment on religionstimulated religious tolerance
Keplerscientist who stated that planets rotate and revolve in elliptical orbits
Harveydiscovered circulation of blood throughout the body


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