Cartesian dualism, cartesian plane, deductive reasoning, publishes "Discourse on Method"
Newton Publishes "Principia"
1687
end of scientific revolution
Glorious Revolution
1688
Enlightenment
Thomas Hobbes
1660
publishes "Leviathan", people are naturally bad, need strong government to control them, absolute sovereignty
Royal Society Established
1662
Charles II
John Locke
1688
"Two Treatises on Government", father of liberalism, justified glorious rev, need social contract to guarantee rights to life, liberty, and property; people have right to revolt
Pierre Bayle
1697
Historical and Critical Dictionary
St. Petersburg built
1703
David Hume
1739
"Inquiry into Human Nature", introduced scientific method onto "moral subjects"
First Volume of Diderot's Encyclopedia
1751
Voltaire Candide
1759
deism, God created earth and let it be
Catherine the Great begins her rule
1762
Enlightened Absolutist
Rousseau's "Social Contract"
1762
Burke's "Thoughts on the Course of the Present Discontents"
1770
Louis XVI becomes king
1774
Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations"
1776
economic liberalism
France goes to war to help Americans
1778
Mary Wollstonecraft's "Vindication of the Rights of Women"
