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Enlightenment Philosophers – John Locke
7-2.3: Analyze the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Voltaire that challenged absolutism and influenced the development of limited government.
John Locke of England is considered one of the great political philosophers of the Enlightenment. Locke was influenced heavily by the Glorious Revolution, since he was British. Locke thought the state of nature was a good place where people would get along with one another. However, he thought that people would create a social contract on their own to make life better for everyone. Locke believed all humans were born with natural rights, or rights belonging to all people. His natural rights were the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of property. These beliefs were a challenge to absolutism and other forms of unlimited government. According to Locke, the social contract was an agreement between the citizens and their government. The government's responsibility was to protect the rights of the people. Locke argued that if the government did not protect people’s rights, then the people had the right to break the social contract by getting rid of their old government and creating a new one. Locke's ideas developed into the idea of “consent of the governed,” or the belief that a government gets its power from the people. Locke's writings had a strong influence on American patriots like Thomas Jefferson, who would write the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Enlightenment Philosophers – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
7-2.3: Analyze the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Voltaire that challenged absolutism and influenced the development of limited government.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau of France believed that in the state of nature, people would get along and work with each other. However, Rousseau thought that by interacting with each other, people would eventually become corrupt and
7-2.3: Analyze the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Voltaire that challenged absolutism and influenced the development of limited government.
John Locke of England is considered one of the great political philosophers of the Enlightenment. Locke was influenced heavily by the Glorious Revolution, since he was British. Locke thought the state of nature was a good place where people would get along with one another. However, he thought that people would create a social contract on their own to make life better for everyone. Locke believed all humans were born with natural rights, or rights belonging to all people. His natural rights were the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of property. These beliefs were a challenge to absolutism and other forms of unlimited government. According to Locke, the social contract was an agreement between the citizens and their government. The government's responsibility was to protect the rights of the people. Locke argued that if the government did not protect people’s rights, then the people had the right to break the social contract by getting rid of their old government and creating a new one. Locke's ideas developed into the idea of “consent of the governed,” or the belief that a government gets its power from the people. Locke's writings had a strong influence on American patriots like Thomas Jefferson, who would write the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Enlightenment Philosophers – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
7-2.3: Analyze the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Voltaire that challenged absolutism and influenced the development of limited government.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau of France believed that in the state of nature, people would get along and work with each other. However, Rousseau thought that by interacting with each other, people would eventually become corrupt and