Enlightenment Thinkers Flashcards

Flashcards covering key Enlightenment thinkers, their ideas, and their legacies.

Locke

Natural rights, right to rebel

Hobbes

Social contract, need for strong ruler

Montesquieu

Separation of powers

Voltaire

Freedom of speech and religion

Rousseau

General will, direct democracy

Diderot

Encyclopedia, spread of knowledge

Wollstonecraft

Women's rights, education

Adam Smith

Free market, capitalism

Beccaria

Legal reform, against torture

Legacy of Locke

Inspired democracy and liberalism

Legacy of Hobbes

Justified strong central authority

Legacy of Montesquieu

U.S. and French government structure

Legacy of Voltaire

Civil liberties, secularism

Legacy of Rousseau

French Revolution, popular sovereignty

Legacy of Diderot

Enlightenment ideas disseminated

Legacy of Wollstonecraft

Early feminism

Legacy of Adam Smith

Modern economics

Legacy of Beccaria

Modern criminal justice