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Match the following Enlightenment Thinker with their Philosophy

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Men and women should have access to the same educational opportunities

Argued in favor of Absolute Monarchies

Laid the foundation for the modern science of economics, believed all people have a natural desire to better their lives.

Influenced the creation of the Constitution of the United States

1.

Mary Wollstonecraft
2.

Hobbes
3.

Montesquieu
4.

Adam Smith

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  • MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT = Men and women should have access to the same educational opportunities
  • THOMAS HOBBES = Argued in favor of Absolute Monarchies
  • ADAM SMITH = Laid the foundation for the modern science of economics, believed all people have a natural desire to better their lives.
  • MONTESQUIEU = Influenced the creation of the Constitution of the United States

Key books by those philosophers in those areas:

  • Mary Wollstonecraft, Thoughts on the Education of Daughters (1787)
  • Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651)
  • Adam Smith, Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776)
  • Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws (1748)
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