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Can you name the great philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment?
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Desdichado94
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Philosopher
Major work
1632-1677
Ethics
1632-1704
Two Treatises of Government
1646-1716
Discourse on Metaphysics
1685-1753
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
1689-1755
The Spirit of the Laws
1694-1778
Candide
1711-1776
Treatise of Human Nature
Lived
Philosopher
Major work
1712-1778
The Social Contract
1713-1784
Encyclopedie
1723-1790
The Wealth of Nations
1724-1804
Critique of Pure Reason
1729-1797
Reflections on the Revolution in France
1737-1809
The Age of Reason
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Great Enlightenment Philosophers Quiz
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Created May 26, 2010 in
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Hamilton27
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May 27th, 2010 at 02:06 GMT
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Leibniz and I share the same birthday
Desdichado94
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May 27th, 2010 at 02:20 GMT
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That's pretty awesome, Hamilton. I'm pretty sure I don't share a b'day with any of these guys.
AlexRandom
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May 27th, 2010 at 06:04 GMT
1 point
You can get one third of the answers by just randomly guessing LOST characters ;).
johnlk
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May 27th, 2010 at 16:12 GMT
1 point
What about Diderot?
Desdichado94
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Jun 2nd, 2010 at 05:02 GMT
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Good point with Diderot, John. The Encyclopedie was definitely important.
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