1. The Enlightenment

2. Isaac Newton and John Locke If nature was rational, society too should be organized rationally.

3. John Locke An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Tabula Rasa- blank page Human nature can be modified, molded

4. Religious Toleration England allowed all religions except Unitarian and Roman Catholic.

5. Freedom of the Press and Speech

6. Courts Protected Citizens

7. Less Regulation in the Economy

8. The Emergence of Print Culture Increased literacy in Europe. Books still expensive, but available through libraries Authorship becomes a profession

9. The Philosophes Sought to apply rules of reason, criticism, and common sense to all major institutions.

11. Voltaire

12. Montesquieu

13. Diderot

14. D’Alembert

15. Rousseau

16. Hume

17. Gibbon

18. Smith

19. Lessing

20. Kant

21. Spread of the Enlightenment

22. Homework For the major philosophes of the Enlightenment era, identify their works and beliefs. You will have to match the philosophes with their beliefs and works on Wednesday.