Transcript The Enlightenment Era

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“Chuck Norris is suing
MySpace for taking the
name of what he
calls…everything around
him.”
The
Enlightenment
Era
How Many
Philosophers
does it take to
Enlighten…
Nevermind
The Enlightenment
 An
18th Century European movement in
which thinkers attempted to apply the
principles of reason and the scientific
method to all aspects of society.
 The
Skinny: People started to question
whether or not the King/Government
really was put there by God
Thomas Hobbes
 The
Leviathan
 “To
escape such a
bleak life, people gave
up their rights to a
strong ruler. In
exchange, they gained
law and order.”
 This
agreement was
known as the Social
Contract
Does this collar
make me less
attractive…
honestly?
John Locke
 Opponent
of Hobbes
 “…people
are born
free and equal with
three natural rightslife, liberty and
property.”
 Government’s
purpose was to
protect these rights
TJ was right…
Happiness is
better… that
bastard
The Philosophes
 Paris
was the hub for
new thought and
Philosophes were the
ones expressing ideas
 Philosophes
used 5
concepts to form
philosophies: Reason,
Nature, Happiness,
Progress and Liberty
Voltaire
 Used
a “Pen” name
 Published
over 70
books on politics,
philosophy, history,
fiction and drama
 He
was disliked by
many in power
 He
called Frederick
the Great a “nasty
monkey.”
Frederick is
trippin’…the
ladies love my
poetry
Baron de Montesquieu
 Aside
from this
cool name, the
Baron came up
with the concept
of “Separation of
Powers.”
 “Power
should be
a check to power”
I took this
picture in hopes
that I might end
up on a coin…
heads!
Jean Jacques Rousseau
 “The
only good
government was
one that was freely
formed by the
people and guided
by the ‘general
will’ of society - a
direct democracy.”
It should be a
crime to look
this good…
someone dial
911
Other Major Achievements

Mary Wollstonecraft – A
Vindication of the Rights
of Woman

Her daughter wrote
Frankenstein

Denis Diderot – The
Encyclopedia

Baroque Composers –
Amadeus Mozart, Franz
Joseph Haydn and
Ludwig van Beethoven
I’m so good I
can write
without
looking

Salons become a
hotspot for smart
and artistic people

Kids were treated
more like kids and
less like adults

Religion was
questioned

People began to
believe in
themselves…they
didn’t look to the
church or king for
personal pride
Other Important Facts
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