Le Salon de Monsieur Varghese • 1. Homework: read R66-R70 & ANSWER questions – Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes – The Spirit of Laws: le Baron de Montesquieu – The Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson – The Wealth of Nations: Adam Smith – A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: Mary Wollstonecraft • 2. Come prepared to discuss your answers & the documents! • 3. Bring your favorite (morning) drink…coffee, juice, etc. • 4. Recreation of a Salon of the Enlightenment…so wear a fancy hat to get into the role of a Philosophe.
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Le Salon de Monsieur Varghese 1. Homework: read R66-R70 & ANSWER questions –Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes –The Spirit of Laws: le Baron de Montesquieu –The.
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• believed that over time, governments began to enslave their people under their influence (instead of protecting as first purposes)
• wrote Social Contract (1762)
• believed individuals in society agree to be governed, by general will, for common good
• social contract: the idea that people give up some of their rights, in return for protection by the government (Hobbes)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Adam Smith
• wrote Wealth of Nations (1776)
• government should not be involved in the economy (laissez-faire)
• the government has 3 roles:– protect society from foreign invasion (army)– defend citizens from injustice (police)– public works (roads, canals, etc.)
Adam Smith
Mary Wollstonecraft• founder of women’s
rights movement• wrote A Vindication of
the Rights of Woman• argued Enlightenment
ideas…ALSO apply to women– should not be completely
controlled by her husband
• wanted better educational opportunities for women
Read: R70 Excerpt from: “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” Answer: the following questions in your notes.
• 1) How would Mary Wollstonecraft view education for women in western societies today?
• 2) How would Mary Wollstonecraft view the influence of popular media (i.e. television, social networking, fashion magazines, etc.) on women?
Philosophes of the Philosophes of the Enlightenment:Enlightenment: