ANT 2121 Study Guide - Verstehen
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John lock: god was responsible for the emergence of society and government, tabula rasa: people are born as blank slates, right to self preservation and to private property, individual autonomy and freedom, charles montesquieu, people never existed outside, or without, society, human created and defined by society, laws define the spirit of the people; Jean jacques rousseau: the social contract: people existed in symbiotic and idyllic relationships in the natural state, human beings are perfectible and can achieve their potential only through society, entered into the social contract free and equal individuals, the state gives us security (e. g. military services, healthcare, economic, etc. The enlightenment (1650 1799: took place at the beginning of the industrial revolution, challenged religious teachings, advocated critical thinking and practical knowledge that is built on the natural sciences, challenged beliefs guided in tradition, results in the ability of the masses to challenge their oppressors, created the conditions for the birth of sociology.