https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1 Late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition en-us 2016-08-25 15:23:12 UTC 2026-01-05 20:25:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119839922 Hobbes argued that people were naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish. Only a strict government could ensure an orderly society.]]> 2016-08-25 15:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119839922 tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119842539 Locke believed that people were naturally reasonable and moral. He stressed natural rights as life, liberty, and property. ]]> 2016-08-25 15:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119842539 tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119845320 Voltaire controversially used wit to expose the abuses of his day. He battled inequality, injustice, and superstition. He detested the slave trade and deplored religious prejudice. ]]> 2016-08-25 15:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119845320 tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119848769 Diderot created the first encyclopedias. Diderot produced a 28-volume set of books that spread the ideas of the Enlightenment and changed the general way of thinking.]]> 2016-08-25 15:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119848769 tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119971669 Rousseau believed that people in their natural state were basically good, and this natural innocence was corrupted by the evils of society. He felt society placed too many limitations on people's behavior. Greater good for the greater people.]]> 2016-08-26 03:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119971669 tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119972526 Wollstonecraft felt that a woman should be able to make her own decisions without depending on her husband. She called for equal education to girls and boys.]]> 2016-08-26 03:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119972526 tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119973206 Laissez faire replaced mercantilism, allowing businesses to operate with little or no government interference.]]> 2016-08-26 04:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119973206 tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119973397 Smith was a strong supporter of laissez faire, and argued that the free market should be allowed to regulate business activity.]]> 2016-08-26 04:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119973397 tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119973677 (no, not hair salons) Salons were informal social gatherings where writers, artists, philosophers, and others exchanged ideas. ]]> 2016-08-26 04:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119973677 tina_nguyen2 https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119973951 Rococo was a new style of art that emerged during the Enlightenment. It moved away from religion, and was light, elegant, and charming, ]]> 2016-08-26 04:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tina_nguyen2/q8u8hrjlqdy1/wish/119973951