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A movement in the mid 1700's that expressed reason and thought along with the power that people had to solve problems.

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Thomas Hobbes was the author of the Leviathan and he thought that all people were selfish and wicked. Hobbes liked the absolute monarchy type government.

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John Locke's view on human nature completely different than Hobbes. He thought that all people could improve themselves and could learn from their mistakes. He hated the absolute monarchy idea and liked the self-government style.

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A pen name for François Marie Arouet who was the most influential philosophe. He published more than 70 books and quickly became an enemy of the church because of the offensive things he wrote.

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Social critics in France that believed that people could apply reason to all aspects of life. There were five concepts that became core beliefs and they were nature, reason, happiness, liberty, and progress.

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The agreement that when the people gave up their rights the got law and order in exchange. Hobbes called this agreement a social contract.

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He thought that civilization corrupted peoples natural goodness. He believed that a good government was freely formed by the people. Rousseau's ideas led to the inspiration of the leaders that overthrew the monarchy in France.

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A French writer who was devoted to studying political liberty. He proposed separation of power would keep people from getting total power and it led to todays checks and balances.

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An advocate for women's education. She published an essay A Vindication of the Rights of Women. She argued that women should have equal schooling with the men so they could become more useful.