Thinkers of the Enlightenment Essay -- Enlightenment Period

Enlightenment The Enlightenment era was a new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems. Even though different philosophers approached their goal differently, they achieved it none the less. They all approached their goal differently due to their different upbringings, their different backgrounds, and most importantly their different environments. A few among the many enlightened thinkers were Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Baron Do Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau. While some of their idea’s are not used in modern society, they were all instrumental to the modern society we live in today. More then anyone else Baron do Montesquieu helped shape this country today. Baron do Montesquieu advocated for the creation of three bodies of government. He stated that if there would be less then three then the government would not be able to realize when it turned into a dictatorship. It is from Baron do Montesquieu and his age old ideals that we created our current system of government. He specifically declared that a legislat...