The Enlightenment

What was the Enlightenment?? The Age Of Reason Time when reason was used to find out facts about human beings, life, science, and government!

The 5 Philosophers Thomas Hobbes Baron de Montesquieu John Locke Jean Jacques Roseau Voltaire

Thomas Hobbes Believed that people were evil and not able to live civilized lives without an all power ruler.

John Locke Father of Liberalism, he believed that all people should have natural rights to life, liberty, & property

Baron de Montesquieu Separation of power the best way to protect liberty was to divide the powers of government into Three Branches: legislative, exudative, and judicial.

He advocated freedom of religion Voltaire Advocated Free Speech He advocated freedom of religion

What is a Revolution? A turning point or major changes A revolution of how people thought This turning point was the changing of how people viewed life, government, science, and religion

Some countries that use these views USA India South Korea Philippine

How has the Enlightenment effected modern society? Modern societies have rights to life, liberty, and property. People control their own lives. Not kings and queens. These are the views of John Locke. Modern societies such as the United States have a government which is voted for and separates the powers of the government into three branches so one person can’t get to much control . These are the views Baron de Montesquieu Modern societies have equal, where everyone has the rights. These are the views of Jean Jacques Rousseau Modern societies have freedom of speech, freedom of religion. These are the views of Voltaire. Many modern societies disagree with Thomas Hobbes, and want to control their own lives.