Students’ Questions about History Page 9

Marcus Aurelius was a Stoic philosopher who believed in reason, justice, and self-control. He was much different from most other emperors who believed in power, greed, and violence.

Walter Benjamin was a German philosopher and cultural critic. He was best known for his work on literary criticism, aesthetics, and history.

John Dewey is one of the most influential figures in the history of American education. He was a philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have had a profound impact on education in the United States and around the world.

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes both agreed that people are born with certain natural rights.

John Dewey felt that religious beliefs were a matter of individual choice, and that each person should be free to believe or not believe in God as they saw fit.

Voltaire and Rousseau were two of the most important philosophers of the Enlightenment. They both had a huge impact on the way people think about society and government.

He died of cancer in his jaw on September 23, 1939.

Rousseau believed in the goodness of humanity, while Voltaire was more critical. Rousseau also championed the idea of the noble savage, while Voltaire thought civilization was necessary.

Karl Popper says that science is not about certainty, but about testing hypotheses and theories.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that humans were born free, and that society corrupted them.