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to the Past: Course Sites for Dr. Christopher Lovett
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to the Past: Course Sites for Dr. Christopher Lovett
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updated as of 9 Feb 03
Back to Iraq: The Search for Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction Bush's New National Security Strategy of the United States Contemporary Terrorist Organizations Eisenhower
Library Research Topics Map of Islamic Terrorist Cells in the U.S.A.
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WH 102: Modern World Civilization Handout Seven Topic: Reforms of the Philosophes OUTLINE: VII. The Reforms of the Philosophes. A. A Call for Laissez-Faire. B. The Philosophes on Justice and Education. C. Religion and the Enlightenment. D. Political Thought in the Enlightenment. E. Enlightened Despots. QUESTIONS: 1. What reforms did the philosophes advocate in order to improve society in the eighteenth century? How radical were those changes? 2. What contributions did the philosophes make in the area of political theory? What alternatives did the Philosophes offer the intellectuals of the eighteenth century? 3. How would you evaluate those European rulers called “Enlightened Despots?” Which of the European monarchs had the best record of reform in Europe? Explain. TERMS: Maria Theresa Encyclopedie Montesquieu Adam Smith Denis Diderot Rousseau Social Contract General Will Laissez-Faire Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations Baron d’Holbach Essays on Crimes and Punishments Alexander Pope Quesnay Physiocrats Joseph II Frederick II Catherine II Spirit of the Laws Emile
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