The Age of Enlightenment Unit 6
What is The Enlightenment? An intellectual movement centered in France in which the new rational ways of thinking about the physical world were applied to the world of society (government)
Where did they meet? Salons, coffee shops, letters
What’s the big deal? Enlightenment ideas influenced the leaders of the American Revolution and the writing of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights Fueled revolution in the Americas and France
Les Philosophes
Thomas Hobbes Leviathan “state of nature” Consent of the governed for protection
John Locke The Second Treatise on Government Inalienable rights “Essay Concerning Human Understanding” Tabula Rasa
Baron de Montesquieu The Spirit of the Laws Separation of powers Checks and balances
Voltaire Candide Civil liberties Freedom of speech, press, religion
Jean-Jacques Rousseau The Social Contract Social Contract Theory Popular sovereignty
Adam Smith The Wealth of Nations Free market
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Mary Wollstonecraft A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen Olympe de Gouges Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen
Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence
Rene Descartes “Cartesian philosophy”
Denis Diderot The Encyclopedia
David Hume A Treatise of Human Nature
Le Solon de Deux-cent-dix Next week, we will host our own Enlightenment “solon.” We will sit and converse with one another about philosophy, truth, and the meaning of life. You will each play the role of one philosophe To prepare…you will need to research!
How do I research? You will draw a philosophe at random…I will give you time to trade if there is MUTUAL agreement Use the research guide and your partner to help you.
What is the format of the solon? It is a mystery! You will be given some discussion questions and you will make-up some discussion questions on your own (based on what your philosophe would want to discuss)