Question

Who were the noted philosophers of the Enlightenment Era and what were they most known for? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ​

Answer 1

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A few of the most noted philosophers of the enlightenment era were:

John Locke; Argued that people have natural rights and that if a leader fails to protect those rights the people can remove that leader and choose another these ideas directly affected political revolutions.

Baron De Montesquieu: Argued that powers of a central government should be separated into three different branches.

Thomas Hobbes: Theory of the social contract calls for an all powerful government that retrains peoples worst impulses.

Jean Jacques Rousseau: Ideas on popular sovereignty and republicanism influenced later political movements

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