Philosophy In The Age Of Reason

The Scientific successes convinced educated Europeans of the power of human reason, which they later thought could create natural laws and solve the problems of society.

Believed in social contracts and that people needed to be strictly controlled to avoid conflict.

Believed people were reasonable and moral. He believed in natural rights and that the government had an obligation to the people.

Studied government and believed that government should be separated into several different branches.

They used reason to create natural laws and to solve the problems of society. They also used reason for economic reforms and to look for natural laws to define a rational economic system.