LEQ4: Enlightenment

Enlightenment philosophers were strongly opposed to all of the following EXCEPT FOR...

• Inequality

• Injustice

• Tyranny

• Currency

He thought people were naturally good, but corrupted by institutions. As a result, governments should not be too strong.

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Vesalius

He fought for strong education and freedom of expression, writing clever novels like Candide to make his point.

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Locke

• de Medici

He believed that human nature was violent and selfish. As a result, he wanted strong government and absolute monarchy.

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Diderot

After thinking about the state of nature, he came up with the idea of natural rights.

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Boyle

• Donatello

Which of the following is NOT a natural right identified in the Enlightenment?

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Education

Many Enlightenment philosophers analyzed the relationship between individuals and ____, which is a name for large and powerful organizations (such as Church).

• Insitutions

• Tabula Rasas

• Fellowships

• State of Natures

Several philosophers described government as a _____ in which people exchange certain rights for protections.

• Social Contract

• State of Nature

• Tabula Rasa

• Democracy

Enlightenment philosophers benefited from having their ideas spread by...

• the printing press

• traders to the Holy Land

• by villagers from many manors

• back and forth to Asia

What is the name for the imaginary scenario used to by Locke and Hobbes. In this mental exercise, there was no government. It helped them think about human behavior.

• State of Nature

• Freedonia

• Philosophe

• Encyclopedia