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The Enlightenment. Chapter 17, pp 487-494. John Locke. What were his ideas? His most important contributions to Enlightenment were… “Tabula Rasa” Father of the study of . Baron de Montesquieu. Father of the study of Universal human nature. Voltaire. Contributions to the Enlightenment…
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The Enlightenment Chapter 17, pp 487-494
John Locke • What were his ideas? • His most important contributions to Enlightenment were… • “Tabula Rasa” • Father of the study of
Baron de Montesquieu • Father of the study of • Universal human nature
Voltaire • Contributions to the Enlightenment… • Made it socially acceptable and laudable to attack Christianity • Deist • Beliefs of a Deist? • Religion is a matter of individual conscience….
Emilie du Chatlet • Author of _______________ • Associated with ____________ • Contributions to the Enlightenment…
Enlightenment Religion Deism Matierialism Definition: Adherents: Logical Extension of Enlightenment thinking: Definition: Adherents: Logical Extension of Enlightenment thinking:
Moses Mendelssohn • Jewish • Believed that the Jewish faith can be proven by reason – remove the supernatural and the miraculous • Rejected Jewish uniqueness “Chosen People” • Jews should be open to larger European culture
Diderot • Editor of • Important contributions… • Who contributed to his work?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau • Rejected • Human beings are corrupted by • The general will vs. individual rights
Immanuel Kant • “Dare to know…Have the courage to use your own understanding…the motto of the Enlightenment.” (What Is Enlightenment?, 1784) • In what way was knowledge to be used, according to Kant?