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584085844francis bacondeveloped the scientific method0
584085845cesare baccariaAn Italian philosophe who tuned his thoughts to the justice system. He belived that laws existed to preserve social order, not to avenge crimes. He regularly criticized common abuses of justice. They included torturing of witnesses and suspects, irregular proceedings in trials, and punishments that were arbitrary or that tortureshould never be used.1
584085846nicolaus copernicusA Polish astronomer who proved that the Ptolemaic system was inaccurate, he proposed the theory that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the solar system.2
584085847deismthe form of theological rationalism that states belief in a supreme being , who does not intervene in the universe: putting reason into religion3
584085848descartesFrench philosopher and mathematician: use of reason4
584085849diderotpublished the first encyclopedia5
584085850galileoItalian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars6
584085851william harveydescribed the circulation of blood to and from the heart and throughout the body7
584085852heliocentricbased on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe8
584085853thomas hobbesbelieved human life was solitary poor nasty brutish and short before organized life. Believed in absolute power was needed to preserve order in society9
584085854inductive reasoningreasoning from detailed facts to general principles10
584085855johannes keplerGerman astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630)11
584085856laissez fairethe doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs: adam smith12
584085857john lockebelieved that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience and learning13
584085858montesquieuFrench political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers14
584085859isaac newtonDefined the laws of motion and gravity. Tried to explain motion of the universe. Universal laws of gravitation15
584085860philosophefrench word for philosophers and were intellectuals of the 18th century enlightenment16
584085861rationalisma belief or theorey that opinions should be based on reasons rather than on religious beliefs: descartes17
584085862rousseauFrench philosopher and writer born in Switzerland: education encourages open mindedness18
584085863scientific methoda method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses19
584085864separation of powersthe division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government20
584085865adam smithEconomist who wrote Wealth of Nations; Laissez-Faire economics21
584085866social contractwhen a society agrees to be governed by its general will22
584085867universal law of gravitationstates any 2 bodies attract to each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses23
584085868vesaliusa Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564)24
584085869voltaireFrench writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment. tried to use reason to explain religion25
584085870john wesleyEnglish clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)26
584085871wollstonecraftEnglish writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women thought men and women were equal27

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