The Enlightenment

What does Enlightenment mean? An intellectual movement that stresses reason and thought. The Enlightenment will also be geared for individuals to solve problems. Will also be known as the Age of Reason .

Main Idea’s Will cover, challenge and bring new insight in four categories: Government Religion Economics Education

Key Players Some of the key people during the Enlightenment were Thomas Hobbs John Locke Francois Marie Arouet aka Voltaire Baron de Montesquieu Jean Jacques Rousseau Cesare Bonesana Beccaria

Philosophes This is the term for all of these key players or social critics during the Enlightenment. Applied reason to all aspects of life. They had five concepts for their core of beliefs Reason Nature Happiness Progress Liberty

Key Player Thomas Hobbs A English political thinker Social Contract Believed in a ruler having total power.

Key Player John Locke A English political thinker Natural Rights All people born free and equal

Key Player Francois Marie Arouet aka Voltaire Fought for tolerance, reason, freedom of religious belief and freedom of speech.

Key Player Baron de Montesquieu Separation of Power Checks and Balances

Key Player Jean Jacques Rousseau Individual freedom Direct Democracy

Key Player Cesare Bonesana Beccaria Justice System

Women during the Enlightenment Mary Wollstonecraft Published an Essay for women's rights Mary Astell Strived for better education for women Emilie du Chatelet Translated Isaac Newton’s work

Long lasting effects of the Enlightenment The Enlightenment will have three lasting legacies the first of which will bring about a more democratic style of government.

Long term effects continued The Enlightenment will also influence people to have a more secular or non-religious attitude in their life.

A little more… Finally the Enlightenment will influence people to have more faith in themselves and their own abilities.

Question of the Day How would you compare the Scientific revolution to the Enlightenment?