Intro We study history in an effort to not make the mistakes of the past. Yet, as we cycle through centuries of events, we can spot...

Who is Voltaire? Francois-Marie Arouet, or better known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French philosopher and writer. He was part of the...

Who was Rousseau? Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was an 18th century philosopher from Geneva. He moved to France when he was 30, and...

Who was Nietzsche? Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the many influential philosophers of 19th century Europe. Nietzsche was born in Germany...

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were both English philosophers in the 17th century, the very start of the Age of Enlightenment. Although...