Enlightenment Vocabulary and Philosophers 2024

Explanations scientists develop based on facts and data collected

• theories

• hypothesis

• thoughts

• ideals

a potential solution or explanation proposed by a scientist

• hypothesis

• theory

• ideal

• answer

a period of time when reason guided people's thoughts about philosophy, government, and society

• Enlightenment

• The Scientific Revolution

• Age of Exploration

• Reformation

rights that John Locke believed people were born with, including life, liberty, and property

• natural rights

• powerful rights

• ideal rights

• scientific rights

the idea proposed by Montesquieu that each branch of government should be divided into three branches

• separation of powers

• sovereign powers

• scientific powers

• political method

to have an effect on the development (ex. Enlightenment thinkers, influenced the creation of the American government)

• influence

• sovereignty

• theory

• secular

non religious

• secular

• holy

• pious

• devout

the idea that the government should express the will of the people

• popular sovereignty

• absolute monarchy

• government sovereignty

• authoritarian government

Believed people needed government to protect them from themselves and that people cannot be trusted to make decisions that are good for society as a whole, they need an absolute ruler

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

believed the purpose of the government was to protect people's natural rights and he did not believe in the divine right of kings to rule

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire