So who are the important people from the Enlightenment?
Voltaire
- He believed in deism- set up then just let everything happen, no intervention, everything just runs its course.
- very radical
- people don't like--> like knowing that the good they do is being rewarded
- He didn't believe in social or economic equality.
Montesquieu
- He used satire to critique European government.
- hated absolutism, but wasn't exactly a democrat
- separation of power- political power divided among different classes and legal estates which hold unequal rights
David Hume
- He thought that since miracles can't be proved empirically--> very unlikely that they actually exist
- things don't just happen, there are reasons for everything
- How do his beliefs about miracles have to do with the Enlightenment?
- The Enlightenment was all about proving accepted beliefs and facts with proof. This is what Hue wanted to do when it came to miracles. He attempted to empirically prove them. Empiricism is a huge part of the foundation of the Enlightenment.
Adam Smith
- He is the Father of Lazier Fair.
- The government is only responsible for basics, like national defense.
Rosseau
- He's not a fan of rationalism.
- He started the Romantic Movement.
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