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Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers is correctly matched?

A
John Locke—natural rights

B
Jean-Jacques Rousseau—separation of powers

C
Baron de Montesquieu—free trade

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The Enlightenment thinkers correctly matched is A. John Locke - natural rights.

Enlightenment thinkers

Enlightenment thinkers are philosophers that questioned traditional authority and pressed on the notion that human reasoning could be improved through rationality. These thinkers added value to reason, science, religion and “natural rights” such as life, liberty, and property.

Who were the Enlightenment thinkers ?

  • Adam Smith.
  • Baron de Montesquieu.
  • Benjamin Franklin.
  • Jean Jacques Rousseau.
  • John Locke.
  • Mary Wollstonecraft.
  • Olympe de Gouge.
  • Thomas Hobbes

We are more concerned about;

John Locke debated that natural rights which include life, liberty, and property should never be denied an individual or surrendered by a person as it was given by nature.

Jean- Jacques Rousseau believed in introducing political and ethical thinking into new channels. He sharpened music, arts and trade.

Baron de Montesquieu proposed that the best form of government was one built on the delegation of power and kept in check to avoid one from becoming too powerful in the expense of the other.

Hence, the Enlightenment thinkers correctly matched is John Locke ( natural rights).

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