Women's Rights In The 1700s
The 1700 hundreds where a great age of questioning and reasoning. During this age thinkers know as philosophers arose to share their ideas on all parts of human society and human nature in general.Philosophers Believed all humans should be free and unrestrained by government. They believed that all humans were entitled to and responsible for freedom of government, religion, economy and the rights of their fellow citizens.
Philosophers believed that the right the right to form a government and be responsible for it was especially important for humanity. As Philosopher John Locke once said “The people are at liberty to provide for themselves”(Locke). What locke means by this is that people have the right to control their government, and, if …show more content…
They believed that the government shouldn’t have any economic power and the economy should be left to the people. Adam Smith wrote “the obvious and simple liberty establishes itself of it’s own accord.”(Smith). What Smith is saying here is that government is not needed to establish economy, the economy will establish itself. In fact, the economy is better of without the government involved.
Women in the 1700 hundreds were suppressed and seen as inferior by most men. Some, however, saw them as equals and a handful of philosophers argued on their behalf of their rights as citizens and human beings. Philosopher and Women’s rights activist Mary Wollstonecraft was fed up with being looked down upon by men. She argued that men oppressed women by not allowing then to be “educated in the same pursuits as men.”(Wollstonecraft). In simpler terms, Wollstonecraft is saying that women are in fact inferior to men, but only because they aren’t allowed the say education as men.
Philosophers share a common idea that government exists to protect the people's natural rights and in return the people abide by the social contract in which they have entered into with their government. Throughout the many works of philosophers this theme can always be found and in today's modern societies it can be found. The shining ideas of the philosophers have shaped our way of living into the nations of liberty we have
Philosophers believed that the right the right to form a government and be responsible for it was especially important for humanity. As Philosopher John Locke once said “The people are at liberty to provide for themselves”(Locke). What locke means by this is that people have the right to control their government, and, if …show more content…
They believed that the government shouldn’t have any economic power and the economy should be left to the people. Adam Smith wrote “the obvious and simple liberty establishes itself of it’s own accord.”(Smith). What Smith is saying here is that government is not needed to establish economy, the economy will establish itself. In fact, the economy is better of without the government involved.
Women in the 1700 hundreds were suppressed and seen as inferior by most men. Some, however, saw them as equals and a handful of philosophers argued on their behalf of their rights as citizens and human beings. Philosopher and Women’s rights activist Mary Wollstonecraft was fed up with being looked down upon by men. She argued that men oppressed women by not allowing then to be “educated in the same pursuits as men.”(Wollstonecraft). In simpler terms, Wollstonecraft is saying that women are in fact inferior to men, but only because they aren’t allowed the say education as men.
Philosophers share a common idea that government exists to protect the people's natural rights and in return the people abide by the social contract in which they have entered into with their government. Throughout the many works of philosophers this theme can always be found and in today's modern societies it can be found. The shining ideas of the philosophers have shaped our way of living into the nations of liberty we have