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Christina's Enlightenment Thinkers

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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ENLIGHTENMENT THINKERS

BY: CHRISTINA MCCARTHY
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ROUSSEAU

  • Belief- that society was corrupting people.
  • Contribution- the idea about popular sovereignty
  • Still used today- we use popular sovereignty today
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MONTESQUIEU

  • Focus- government organization
  • Contribution- his idea on checks and balances and separation of powers
  • Still used today- checks and balances and separation or powers.
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LOCKE

  • Belief- all humans were born with natural rights.
  • Contributions- his writings
  • Still used today- we are all born with natural rights.
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VOLTAIRE

  • Focus- civil liberties
  • Contributions- books and plays
  • Still used today- we now have freedom of speech and religion.
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Christina McCarthy