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lesya692 [45]
4 years ago
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The Enlightenment was a timer period where bold new ideas were shared about how government and society should function over the

course of the 1600’s and 1700’s. We still find many of these ideas important to this day. You will examine several quotes from Enlightenment philosophers to understand what they wanted during their time period and then think about whether or not you agree each of their ideas would be appropriate in our world today and why. As always, make sure to look up any words used that you are not familiar with and make sure to fully explain your thoughts in your own words.
1. “Reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind… that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.” -John Locke

A. The Enlightenment philosophers emphasizing “reason” was inspired by the Scientific Revolution. When people like John Locke argued that reason “is that law” for determining the ideal form of government and society, what do you think they meant by that?

B. According to Locke’s quote, what seem to be the characteristics of his ideal government and society?

C. Do you think Locke’s ideas would be a good model for our country today? Why or why not?

2. "As long as men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in the condition known as ‘war' [where life is] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." -Thomas Hobbes

A. According to Hobbes’ quote, what seems to be his view on how human beings naturally behave?



B. What then seem to be the characteristics of Hobbes’ ideal government and society?



C. Do you think Hobbes’ ideas would be a good model for our country today? Why or why not?



3. "To prevent [political] abuse, it is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power." -Montesquieu

A. According to Montesquieu’s quote, what is the way to prevent the political abuse of power?



B. What then seem to be the characteristics of Montesquieu’s ideal government and society?



C. Do you think Montesquieu’s ideas would be a good model for our country today? Why or why not?



4. "To become respectable, [women] must only bow to the authority of reason, instead of being the MODEST slaves of opinion." -Mary Wollstonecraft

A. We again see the word “reason” pop up in this quote. Why do you think Wollstonecraft means when she says women “must only bow to the authority of reason?”



B. What then seem to be the characteristics of Wollstonecraft’s ideal government and society?



C. We have come a long way in obtaining gender equality since Wollstonecraft’s time with women serving as business leaders, scientists, and politicians today. While women make up slightly more than half of America’s population, they serve in a significantly smaller percent of leadership roles, such as less than 20% of Congress today being women. Do you think Wollstonecraft’s ideas play an important role in our modern society? Why or why not?
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arlik [135]4 years ago
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That's quite a lot of questions for one Brainly post!  I won't aim to respond to each of those individual questions, but to the questions as a set.

All four thinkers referenced -- Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu and Wollstonecraft -- were aiming to use reason and evidence to analyze issues in society and suggest solutions. 

Hobbes, observing what he saw as the natural suspicion and competition human beings have of one another, suggested that establishing strong governmental authority is the only way to ensure stability and security for us to live together in society.

Locke had a more favorable view of human nature, and believed that if we acted reasonably we could together construct societies in which we respected one another's rights and worked to improve our mutual condition as a majority-governed body politic.

Montesquieu used his reason to research and analyze governments and set forth what governments he saw working best in which situations.  The idea of "checks and balances" that we have in our American system was something he proposed (as the quoted text indicated).

Wollstonecraft applied principles of reason to the role of women and the rights for girls to be educated for active participation in society and civic life.


Best wishes to you as you work out your more specific answers to the whole array of questions you're working with on this assignment!

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