Chapter 9 Section 4 Facts & Details
As you read this section, answer the questions about the ideas of the philosophers & reformers of the Industrial Revolution on a separate sheet of paper. Worth 20 points
What were the basic ideas of each philosopher?
1 . Adam Smith
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Thomas Malthus
David Ricardo
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How did each reformer try to correct the problems of Industrialization?
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John Stuart Mill
Robert Owen
Charles Rourier & Henri de Saint-Simon
Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
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William Wilberforce
Jane Addams
Horace Mann
Answer the following questions
1. Enlightenment thinkers believed that natural laws were just & reasonable. How did Adam Smith & other philosophers of industrialization view natural laws?
2. Enlightenment philosophers believed in the importance of the individual in society. How are these ideals reflected in the philosophy of Adam Smith?
3. An important concept of the Enlightenment was that society would progress.
How did the economic philosophers view progress?
4. Enlightenment philosophers & reformers criticized the great inequalities that existed in society & believed that through reason, a better society was possible. What changes did reformers advocate to correct the faults of an industrialized society?
5. The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers John Locke & Jean-Jacques Rousseau laid the foundations for modern Western democratic governments. What reforms expanded democracy in newly industrialized societies?