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An English philosopher known for his book Leviathan, where he presents an influential formulation of social contract theory. He's considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.

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An English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers and was widely known as the "father of liberalism".

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The general term for those academics and intellectuals who became the leading voices of the French Enlightenment during the eighteenth century. Notable philosophes included Voltaire.

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One of the cornerstones of the Enlightenment, a philosophy stressing the recognition of every person as a valuable individual with inalienable, inborn rights.

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A political idea, developed by Locke and the Montesquieu, that power in government should be divided into separate branches—typically legislative, judicial, and executive—in order to ensure that no one branch of a governing body can gain too much authority.

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a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine.

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French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)

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a meeting of prominent writers, poets, artists, musicians, and political leaders who discussed their ideas.

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the belief that God created the universe and then left it alone.

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<img src="https://edwardworthlibrary.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1-695x1024.jpg" alt="Deism and the Early Enlightenment at the Worth Library – Edward Worth  Library">

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the practice of examining printed materials or media in order to ban, alter, or delete information.

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a British writer and philosopher who advocated for women's rights; wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

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a Scottish economist who strongly believed in free enterprise; wrote The Wealth of Nations, which has had an important influence on modern economic and political ideas

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the document written in 1776, in which the thirteen British colonies in America officially stated that they were an independent nation and would no longer agree to be ruled by Britain.

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part of the US constitution which is a list of the rights of US citizens, for example freedom of speech and freedom of religion

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rights that belong to people simply because they are human beings.

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a French writer and philosopher who was one of the leaders of the Enlightenment, and whose ideas influenced the French Revolution. He wrote essays on many subjects, but his best-known work is the story Candide.

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natural rights that can not be surrendered by citizens.

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an agreement in which people give power to a government in return for its protections

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Belief that truth can be determined solely by logical thinking.

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System of government in which an absolute monarch ruled according to the principles of the Enlightenment.