Which enlightenment thinker are you?
Which enlightenment thinker are you?
According to the enlightenment philosophers, this way of thinking had the purpose to play lights in the darkness. It also made a strong critique of absolutism to defend the economic, political and social freedom.
According to the enlightenment philosophers, this way of thinking had the purpose to play lights in the darkness. It also made a strong critique of absolutism to defend the economic, political and social freedom.
Do you agree with the expression "like father, like son"?
Do you believe in God?
Do you think that society influences a person to become a criminal?
Do you think it is right if a person is not accused of DUI because he/she is a celebrity?
Would you steal money from your job to help your son have an emergency surgery?
Have you ever made fun of somebody else religion?
Locke
Locke
- He believed that man acquired knowledge over time through the experience of life.
- Liberalism.
- Rights to life, liberty, and property.
Descartes
Descartes
- He believed that God exists because people think He exists.
- " I think, therefore I am".
- Rationalism.
Rousseau
Rousseau
- He defended the idea of a democratic State that guarantees equality for all.
- Society makes people bad.
- Revolutionary vision of education.
Hobbes
Hobbes
- Hobbes assumes that men are selfish and that the world does not meet all your needs
- Government with law and order.
Kant
Kant
- He developed his thoughts in the areas of epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics.
- Rationalism.
- Ethical conduct is based in reason.
Voltaire
Voltaire
- He defended the freedom of thought and not spared criticism of religious intolerance.
- Civil liberties (freedom of expression and religion).
- He criticized the power of the Catholic Church.