Enlightenment Vocab

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Social Contract

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An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits

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Leviathan

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A book written by Thomas Hobbes. It argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign.

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Enlightened Despot

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Believed that royal power came from a social contract where the rulers were entrusted with power

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Toleration

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A permissive attitude towards opinions, beliefs, practices, etc. that are different from your own

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Sovereignty

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The authority to govern a state without interference from outside governments

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Natural Laws

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The doctrine that human affairs should be governed by ethical principles that are part of the very nature of things and can be understood by reason

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Laissez Faire

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Form of government where the government does not regulate business

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Baroque

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Ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600 and 1700s