1 / 10

Philosophes

Philosophes. India, Jay, Cammie , Regan. Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven…. Adam Smith. Scottish “social philosopher” “Father of modern economics and capitalism” (through “Wealth of Nations) Invisible Hand Division of Labor – “the pins” Buddies with Hume. David Hume.

cael
Download Presentation

Philosophes

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Philosophes India, Jay, Cammie, Regan

  2. Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven…

  3. Adam Smith • Scottish “social philosopher” • “Father of modern economics and capitalism” (through “Wealth of Nations) • Invisible Hand • Division of Labor – “the pins” • Buddies with Hume

  4. David Hume • Born in 1711 in Edinburgh Scotland • Believed in a Strong Monarchy • He attacked two basic governmental ideas • Social contract-society cannot be maintained without a governmental system • Instinctive nature of justice regarding private property-

  5. Diderot • French Philosopher during the Enlightenment • Some people are born more privileged than others • “progressing through technology was doomed to fail” • Co-founder of “encyclopedie” • Google can think Diderot…

  6. Rene Descartes ‘Father of Modern Philosophy’ France 1596- Sweden 1650 Descartes spent much of his adult life in the Dutch Republic Meditations on First Philosophy Epistemological-a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human nature. Conception and theory of human knowledge

  7. Montesquieu France 1689- France 1755 Social commentator and political thinker during the enlightenment Responsible for feudalism and the theory of separation of powers Three main forms of government: Monarchies, Republics, and Despotisms “An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war”

  8. Rousseau Born in Geneva, died in France Noble savage: man is naturally good, but is corrupted by society The state of nature (hypothetical condition that preceded governments) Romanticism Believed in education “Man is born free and everyone is born free”

  9. Voltaire-Francois Marie Arouet French Enlightenment writer and philosopher Born in Paris in 1694 however grew up in England Believed in an Absolute Monarchy Everyone treated equally and with justice Strongly opposed the Church Did not get along with Rousseau Views differed on almost every subject

  10. Beccaria Spinoza Born in Italy, died in Italy Born in Dutch Republic, died in Dutch Republic Believed in torture and the death penalty Scientist and rationalist Deposed Descartes Crime and punishment “Happy is the nation without a history” “Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts”

More Related