The Enlightenment
Several 7th graders (Maya, EmelieV, Heather A., and Meghan) came in today with questions from Mr. Huntington’s class about the English and French thinkers from the Enlightenment. Here is a link to a set of notes titled Class 9: The French Enlightenment describing that period in history.
The notes on Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Adam Smith, Jean-Jacques Rousseau are short but serve as a nice summary of their important accomplishments. Many of their ideas formed the foundation for the philosophies of the founding fathers of the United States.
Thank you Paul Halsall Ph.D. History from Fordham University and the Internet History Sourcebooks Project.
Illustration: Two Treatises of Government written by John Locke in 1690.
