The document discusses key figures of the Age of Enlightenment such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, and Baron de Montesquieu. These influential thinkers developed social contract theory and separation of powers, laying the foundation for modern democratic principles of government. Their works emphasized reason, science, and individual rights over tradition and faith.
The document discusses key figures of the Age of Enlightenment such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, and Baron de Montesquieu. These influential thinkers developed social contract theory and separation of powers, laying the foundation for modern democratic principles of government. Their works emphasized reason, science, and individual rights over tradition and faith.
The document discusses key figures of the Age of Enlightenment such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, and Baron de Montesquieu. These influential thinkers developed social contract theory and separation of powers, laying the foundation for modern democratic principles of government. Their works emphasized reason, science, and individual rights over tradition and faith.
Leviathan - THE MATTER, FORME, & POWER OF A COMMON-WEALTH ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVILL: The 100 best nonfiction books: No 94 - Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes (1651)