AP Euro Philosophers
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Hobbes — harsh
Believed humans are selfish and violent
Locke — locks rights
Taught that people are born with natural rights (life
Rousseau — rule of the people
Believed people are naturally good but corrupted by society; supported government based on the general will (The Social Contract).
Voltaire — voice
Fought for freedom of speech and religion
Diderot — dictionary
Edited the Encyclopédie to spread Enlightenment ideas about science
Montesquieu — many branches
Promoted separation of powers in government to prevent tyranny (Spirit of the Laws).
Beccaria — bars (prison)
Argued for legal reform: fair trials
Mary Wollstonecraft — women
Early feminist who argued women deserve education and equality (Vindication of the Rights of Woman).
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