wrote An Essay Concerning Human Understanding and argued against the idea of “innate ideas,” saying that it was a blank slate and the environment plays a role

believed society was nasty and brutish, agreed with Locke on idea of social contract

philosopher regarded as the most original and influential theorist in the history of science

philosopher, writer, and composer, wrote Emile: or, On Education, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality and On the Social Contract

Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine

an orderly system in which with the application of reason humanity would understand the universe. praised moral choice and scientific inquiry

system of thought advocating religion based on human morality and reason rather than divine revelation…

harmonious universe proves the beneficence of God, humankind was naturally good, the more we understand and sympathize with each other the richer our social and spiritual lives will be

brought renewed interest in Puritan heritage and pre-destination; wrote sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

aspire to Roman/Greek literature; use restrain rather than emotion; dignified language; poetry to impart timeless truths not private expression

lives should be organized into an ordered sequence of reasoned thoughts and virtuous behavior – aim was human perfection

individualism, freedom, and change replaced community, authority and tradition

education, science, and literature

political writings, lack of emphasis on Bible , use of logic and science

human rights, religious tolerance, self-government