The Synthesis of "natural rights"

Discover the Declaration of the Rights of Man, the 1789 French Revolution document that defined individual liberties and inspired modern democracy.

An introduction to John Locke, the Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas on natural rights and government by consent shaped modern democracies.

Discover Thomas Aquinas, the medieval philosopher who harmonized Christian theology with Aristotelian reason, shaping Western thought for centuries.

An overview of the Enlightenment, the 18th-century intellectual movement that championed reason and reshaped politics, science, and human rights.

An introduction to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the influential Enlightenment thinker whose ideas on freedom, inequality, and government rocked the world.

An introduction to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the influential Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas on freedom and inequality sparked revolutions.

Discover Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher whose ideas on law and liberty have echoed through Western civilization.

Discover Voltaire, the brilliant French Enlightenment writer whose advocacy for reason, tolerance, and liberty helped shape modern democratic societies.

Discover the Enlightenment, the 18th-century intellectual movement that championed reason and reshaped politics, science, and society forever.