Writer, historian, philosopher. These are merely some of the words used to describe the mighty talented François-Marie Arouet, also known as Voltaire. This first post will cover his background and early life. Born on the 21st of November, he was the youngest of five children. Being educated in Paris, at a young age he realised he wanted to become a writer. Although he had one profession in mind, his father had another. His family wanted him to become a lawyer. Wanting to please them, he pretended to be a lawyer's assistant. After being found out, his father sent him off to study law. Needless to say, he continued to write instead. He became very popular amongst societal circles. Over time, Voiltare became very involved with governmental matters. He continued to cause trouble with the French authorities for his attacks on the government and the Catholic Church. This ultimately resulted in numerous imprisonments and exiles throughout his life.
Stay tuned for more about Voltaire..
Kameshia Jones
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Looking forward to you next post, Kameshia. Try to include some visuals, links, embeds etc. - that's the beauty and the fun of the blog format.
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Descartes
1569, French.
Invented the coordinate plane and many other scientific discoveries
Methodological specticism
I think, therefore I am
Ontological argument
Dualism
Hobbes
1580 British
Enlightenment
People are naturally evil state before society
Lobiothen
Body politic
Complete control=order
If there is a king, selfishness will be eliminated
Spinoza
1632 Dutch
Determinist
Everything you can sense is reality
Good and bad are concepts that inly humans understand
Unfortunate? You don’t understand
Kant
Ethics
Consequences
Deontology
Categorical imperative
No grey areas
Maxims: universality, no manipulation, act like moral authority