The Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution = Ancient ideas of the church challenged by scholars Many scholars persecuted by the Church Copernicus (Sun not earth at center of universe) Galileo Galiliei (Telescope, New theories on space) Issac Newton (Gravity)
The Enlightenment = period of new ideas thoughts on government, the individual, and society Thomas Hobbes Social Contract = People must give up some of their rights to a strong ruler People are born evil
The Enlightenment John Locke Baron de Montesquieu People are born free & equal Natural Rights (life, liberty, & property) Govt. must protect these rights) Baron de Montesquieu Believed in the separation of power in govt. Should have checks and balances
The Enlightenment Jacques Rousseau Voltaire Mary Wollstonecraft People are born free but society corrupts them Voltaire “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” Mary Wollstonecraft Equal rights for women / education