American democracy was a logical outgrowth of Enlightenment ideas. These ideas formed the basic foundation of the fledgling American Government.
Your Assignment:
Explain some of the enlightenment ideas in 22.2 and how they helped form our democracy that we enjoy today. (Make sure you hit on enlightenment thinkers and what ideals they came up with. Also, explain democracy and how that ties in with these ideals.)
Due: Sunday 11/7/10 by no later than 11:59pm
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Thomas Hobbes thought that if people would hand over their rights to a strong ruler that would have total power over all people so that they would have law and order.
John Locke thought that all people had a right to life, liberty, and property and the purpose of government is to protect these rights.
A government is a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representatives just like the thinking of some of the philosophers.
There were many philoshopers in Europe who came up with several ideas which our democracy is based off of today. A democracy is a government in which the people have a say in what goes on. One thinker, named John Locke, believed that all men are created equal, with three natural rights which are: life, liberty, and property. Thomas Jefferson later incorporated these same beliefs in the declaration of independence. He said that all men have certain unalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Voltaire, another philosopher, fought for tolerance, reason, freedom of religous belief, and freedom of speech, which are all used in our democracy today.
I think that the Enlightenment helped our democracy by improving our government. It started by getting the Hobble's Social Contract. That contract was an agreement that people created a government. It went from "A monarch's rule is justified by divine right." To " A government's power comes from the consent of the governed." Locke said that people could learn from experience and improve as they went along. That is true people can learn from experience and improve off of it. Locke believed in natural rights- life liberty and property. That impacted Fundamental to U.S. Declaration of Independence.
1.) Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary believed that education for women shouldn't be secondary to men's education. Rather, they should be equal. She believed that women needed to be virtuous and useful.
2.) John Locke. John Locke had a positive view of human nature. He criticized absolute monarchy and favored the idea of self-government. He also believed that people were born free and equal.
3.)Voltaire. Voltaire was a quick witted writer who made opponents against clergy, the aristocracy, and the government. One of his most famous quotes was " I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it."
1. John Locke had a different view of human nature. He believed people could improve themselves. According to him, people are born free and equal. They have 3 natural rights, life liberty and property. He thought the governments job was to protect this. If they fail to protect it, the people can overthrow it, this is his beliefs. The idea of government by popularity, and the right to rebel against rulers, helped to inspire the struggles of the liberty in many other countries. This is how John Locke efferts effected America. He help to inspire the liberty.
John Locke's idea was tributed in Jefferson's declaration of independance.
Mary Wollstonecraft's idea that wemon should have the right to learn lead into the 19th admedment.
Voltaire fought for freedom of speech and now that is one of our laws.
Montequieu's idea about seperation of powers and checks and balances became the basics for the U.S. Constitution.
John Locke believed that people could learn from experience and improve themselves. They had the natural ability to govern their own affairs and to look after the welfare of society.
Voltaire was often against his opponents, he made fequent targets of the clergy the aristocracy and the government. Never never stopped fighting for tolerance reason freedom of religious belief and freedom of speech. These are the same freedoms that we have in the United States today.
1. John Locke came up with the life liberty and property. But then thomas Jefferson modified it to life liberty and the persue of happiness.
2. Thomas Hobbes thought that all humans were naturally wicked and selfish. I think that that it is true because today's people are selfish and wicked. today's people need a government because they dont know what to spend there money on, or just what to do with there lives.
Voltaire believed that people have a freedom of speech. He even said, "I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it." This ties in with our modern government because one of our 1st Ammendmant which says, every man is entitled to freedom of speech.
Voltaire also expressed his opinion on Religious Freedom. Now, just like freedom of speech, this is also in our Bill of Rights and actually also in the 1st Ammendmant.
He had a great impact on many countries' governments mostly including the United States.
The philosophes' views about society often got them in trouble. In France it was illegal to criticize the catholic church or the government. Many philosophes landed in jail or were exiled.
Voltaire helped finance the project of leading philosophe named Denis Diderot. Diderot created a large set of books to which many leading scholars of Europe contributed articles and essays. He called it ENCYCLOPEDIA and began publishing the first volumes in 1751.
Wollstonecraft stood for women's equality. women’s right groups began to form in Europe and north America.
John Locke believed that people are born free and they have freedom of life, liberty, and property. Thomas Jefferson slightly altered that to come up with people have the freedom of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Wollstencraft was a big fighter for women's equality. In the U.S. there are many groups that are still trying to get equal rights for both men and women.
Voltaire quoted: "I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it". This is directly related to our freedom of speech. He believed everyone could have an opinion just like we do today.
1. john locke came up with the little liberty and the property. But then thomas jefferson made it to life liberty and the way to happiness. Fundamental to U.S. declaration indepence.
2. Thamas hobbes expressed his views in a work called Leviathan. In Hobbes view, such as a government was an absolute monarchy, which could impose order and demand obedience.
Looke thought of National rights-life,liberty, and property.The impact of this is it was fundamental to U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Montesquieu thoght of Separation of powers.The impact of this was France,United States, and Latin American nations use seperation of powers in new constitutions.
Voltaire thought of freedom of thought and expression. The impact of this was guaranteed in U.S. Bill of Rights and French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen; European monarchs reduce or eliminate censorship.
locke-matural rights-life, liberty, property- the impact was on fundamental to U.S. declaration of independence.
Montesquieu- separation of powers- the impact was on France, Unites States and Latin American nations use separation of powers n new constitution
Wollstonecraft-women's equality- the impact on this was women's rights hroups from in Eurooe and North America
Thomas Hobbes thought that if people would hand over their rights to a strong ruler that would have total power over all people so that they would have law and order.
John Locke thought that all people had a right to life, liberty, and property and the purpose of government is to protect these rights.
A government is a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representatives just like the thinking of some of the philosophers.
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