scientific revolution
A major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs.
enlightenment
18th century movement led by French intellectuals who advocated reason as the universal source of knowledge and truth
Hobbes
Wrote paper called Levithan. He stated: Social contract. People are naturally selfish and violent.
Locke
Humans good, learn from mistakes
Montesquieu
Separation of powers
Rousseau
Committed to individual freedom