The Enlighment Era by Melissa Rios

Adam Smith

a01721197 — 2017-08-22 15:01:01 UTC

- Lived in 1723-1790 in United Kingdom

- He influenced a big part of Scotland, to be exact, he influenced Glasgow which is the largest city in Scotland and third largest city in the United Kingdom.

- Shortly before his death, almost all of his manuscripts were destroyed.

Additionally, he wrote a book called The Wealth of Nations which was published in 1776.

- His ideas of political economy were expressed thoroughly in his book and it helped to develop the economy of the United Kingdom and other countries like the USA.
- Published The Theory of Moral Sentiments in 1759 and The Wealth of Nations in 1776.

CBiography of Adam Smith (1723-1790) < Biographies < American History From Revolution To Reconstruction and beyond. (2012). Retrieved August 22, from http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/adam-smith/

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

melonsandia_iab — 2017-08-22 15:01:09 UTC

Real Name: John Jacobo Rousseau 

1. Jean Jacques Rousseau was born in 1712 on Geneva Switzerland, and found death the 1778 on France Ermenonville
 
2. Jean Together with Voltaire and Montesquieu, are among the great thinkers of the Enlightenment in France.
 
3. He is considered the father of modern pedagogy
 
4.His works presented different points, such as his concept of progress.

5. His political and social affected on the French Revolution.

6. His literary sensibility anticiped Romanticism

 7. He introduced fruitful concepts on the field of education  ( that´s why he is considered the father of modern pedagogy)

https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/r/rousseau_jeanjacques.htm

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Voltaire

2017-08-22 15:06:49 UTC

-His name is François-Marie Arouet.
-He was born in November 21, 1694.
-He lived in Paris, France.
-Voltaire had 4 siblings, and he was the youngest.
-The philosopher studied at the Collége Louis-le-Grand.
-Voltaire started to notice his talent as a writer in junior high.
-He wrote a novella, which was called "Candide".
-Voltaire considered himself as one of the best writers of the Enlightenment.
- He became famous as a French Enlightenment writer.
-Voltaire died on May 30, 1778, in Paris, France.

Biography.com Editors. (October 28, 2016). Voltaire Biography.com. August 22, 2017, de . Sitio web: https://www.biography.com/people/voltaire-9520178

Thomas Hobbes

2017-08-22 15:06:56 UTC

- Lived from 1588 - 1679 in England
- Hobbes argued that man in his natural state is selfish and savage and therefore a single absolute ruler is the best form of government.
- Thomas Hobbes was born at Westport, now part of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, on 5 April 1588. Born prematurely when his mother heard of the coming invasion of the Spanish Armada.
At university, Hobbes appears to have followed his own curriculum; he was "little attracted by the scholastic learning". He did not complete his B.A. degree until 1608, but he was recommended by Sir James Hussey, his master at Magdalen, as tutor to William, the son of William Cavendish, Baron of Hardwick , and began a lifelong connection with that family.
- During the Enlighment he published the book leviathan which became one of the most popular books of the era.

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Mary Wollstonecraft

2017-08-22 15:07:11 UTC

Mary Wollstonecraft, was born in 27 April 1759 in London, England. (10 September 1797). Was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book.

Wollstonecraft is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), in which she argues that women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be only because they lack education.

Wollstonecraft met more radicals who visited William Godwin and Thomas Paine, the Englishman who helped inspire the American Revolution by writing Common Sense.

Biography.com Editors. (2017, March 1). Https://mary wollstonecraft. Retrieved from https://www.biography.com/people/mary-wollstonecraft-9535967

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Diderot

a01721197 — 2017-08-22 15:11:03 UTC

Denis Diderot was a famous philosopher, novelist and playwright, but his most prominent of work is for Encyclopédie, for which he worked as the editor. It contains summarized information on every subject.

During the enlightenment ment Diderot rose up against the doctrine that stated the right of a prince to hold power over others because it was God’s will. He questioned the authority allegedly given to them by God. He stated his opinion in his article ‘Political Authority’: “No man has received from nature the right of commanding others. Liberty is a present from Heaven (Diderot 77).” But Diderot attacks to the totalitarian semi-feudal system ruled by the clergy did not end there.

Diderot was born to Didier and Angelique Diderot on October 15th, 1713 in Langres, Campagne, France. Considering his brilliance in early education, he was thought to serve the church. He was sent to Jesuit college of Louis-Le-Grand in 1726, after which he joined Jansenist Collège d’Harcourt and completed his Master’s degree in Philosophy in 1732.

Denis Diderot | Biography, Books and Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.famousauthors.org/denis-diderot

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Montesquieu

pau_star01 — 2017-08-22 15:23:00 UTC

Charles-Louis de Secondant, Baron de La Brede and de Montesquieu, better known as Montesquieu was a famous french philosopher, who was born in January 18 of 1689, in France.

Great philosopher, social commentator and political thinker loved and admired by his followers, who come from a poor family, his father was a soldier and at age of 7 her mother died, 4 years later at the age of 11 he will be sent to an school where he will learn literature.

Biography.com Editors. (December 8, 2016). Charles-Louis de Secondat Biography.com. August 23, 2017, de A&E Television Networks Sitio web: https://www.biography.com/people/charles-louis-de-secondat-21292453

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John Locke

2017-08-22 23:37:06 UTC

According to Víctor Muñoz Fernández (2012), John Locke born on August 29, 1632 in Wrington, Somerset, England. In 1675, Locke settled in France, after Shaftesbury loses the favor of the crown. From 1683 to 1688 he resided in Holland, and after the called of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the restoration of Protestantism, he returned to England. He study in the university of Oxford, where he became a professor of greek, rhetoric and moral philosophy from 1661 to 1664. He was called the father of the Liberalism. And in October 28th, 1704 he died.

Important facts/Achievements:

According to soft schools (2017),

· “Locke wrote Two Treatises of Government which were an argument against absolute monarchy and argued for consent of the governed as the basis of political legitimacy.

· Locke's An Essay concerning Human Understanding was written in 1690 and has had a profound impact on psychology, education and our understanding of self.

Important ideas:

According to Psychology Encyclopedia (2012),

· “In 1690 he brought out his major works: Two Treatises and the Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

· Theory of knowledge: Having refuted the a priori, or non-experiential, account of knowledge, Locke devotes the first two books of the Essay to developing a deceptively simple empirical theory of knowledge.

· His Letters Concerning Toleration (1689 to 1692) were written after the European wars of religion and argued that religious coercion leads to unrest and belief cannot be enforced by law.”

Bibliography:

Anonimous. (2017). John Locke Facts. 22/08/2017, de SoftSchools.com Sitio web: http://www.softschools.com/facts/scientists/john_locke_facts/1623/

Víctor Muñoz Fernández . (2017). Biografía de John Locke, el padre del liberalismo. 22/08/2017, de RedHistoria Sitio web: https://redhistoria.com/biografia-de-john-locke-el-padre-del-liberalismo/
Encyclopedia. (2012). John Locke - Major works, Theory of knowledge Read more: John Locke - Major works, Theory of knowledge. 22/08/2017, de Psychology Encyclopedia Sitio web: http://psychology.jrank.org/pages/386/John-Locke.html#ixzz4qUrkgr6C

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