1. Europe and the Enlightenment Period
... and 1600s, philosophers thought in a medieval type of way. Meaning that all they thought about was God and the role of religion. Because of discoveries made in these years, many European philosophers like John Locke, Baron Montesquieu, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and Voltaire started thinking in a more modern way. Modern meaning how our natural rights are affected by government and also how human ... and regulation of property (Doc 1). He also states how political power cannot be absolute, arbitrary power over peoples lives and fortunes. John Lockes ideas of government were a departure from ...
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