Leaders of the Age of Reason
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Leaders of the Age of Reason Mr. Ornstein Willow Canyon High School
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Leaders of the Age of Reason. Mr. Ornstein Willow Canyon High School. Answer:. Why is the Enlightenment also called the Age of Reason? What were the main ideas of Thomas Hobbes? What was the old idea about government before the Intellectual Revolution?. Enlightenment and American Government. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Leaders of the Age of Reason
Mr. Ornstein
Willow Canyon High School
Answer:
Why is the Enlightenment also called the Age of Reason?
What were the main ideas of Thomas Hobbes?
What was the old idea about government before the Intellectual Revolution?
Enlightenment and American Government
Many Ideas and Principles in the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence come from the Enlightenment.
Influence of the Scientific Revolution on the Enlightenment
Enlightenment Philosophers attempt to Apply the Lessons of the Scientific Revolution to People during the Age of Reason.
Laws of Nature
Thomas Hobbes
Writes LeviathanPeople are
Naturally Bad.People should give
up freedoms in exchange for Protection from Strong Ruler.
John Locke
EnglishWrites Two
Treaties of Government
Opposite of Hobbes
Locke not Lox
Ideas of John Locke
All People are Born with Natural Rights
Life, Liberty, and Property
More of Locke
Government gets its power from the People
Government is to protect Natural Rights of Citizens
People Can Overthrow a Government that Fails to Protect Natural Rights
Plagiarism???
Does Idea of Life, Liberty, and Property Sound Familiar?
Thomas Jefferson and John Locke
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
Declaration of Independence is Influenced by Locke
Answer????
How were the Ideas of Locke Different from the Ideas of Hobbes?
Baron de Montesquieu
FrenchSpirit of the
LawsDirect Influence
on the US Constitution
Separation of Powers
Divide Power of Government into Three Branches
LegislativeJudicialExecutive
Legislative Branch
Makes Laws
Judicial Branch
Interprets the Law
The Executive Branch
Enforces the Law
Ex. President or Governor
Voltaire
French“I do not agree
with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.”
Voltaire
Freedom of SpeechFreedom of Religion
Mary Wollstonecraft
Increased Rights for WomenMore Education for WomenWomen Should Participate in
Government
Jean Jacques Rousseau
People are Naturally GoodThe Social Contract“General Will”- the interest of the
community is more important than individual interest
General Will NOT Free Willy
Declaration of Independence
Written by Jefferson Influenced by Locke
People have the right to replace a government that fails to protect natural rights.
If government fails to protect Natural Rights people have the right to rebel.
Answer:
What are natural rights?What ideas from the Enlightenment
are part of the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence?
What issues was Mary Wollstonecraft interested in?
