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 * Sir Isaac Newton**

By Austin Twaits

Isaac Newton was an English philosopher that thought differently than any other philosopher during the Enlightenment. Isaac Newton brought a new a different perspective on science. Isaac Newton was born on Christmas day prematurely. Isaac Newton Grew up to be known as one of the most famous philosophers during the Enlightenment. Newton invented calculus and the theories of light and color.Newton is most famous for his law of gravitation and his laws of motion. “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction,” this is one out of the three laws of motion. Isaac Newton lived to be 85 years old and died on March 31, 1727.

"Isaac Newton Biography - Newton's Life, Career, Work - Dr Robert A. Hatch." //College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | The University of Florida//. Web. 04 Aug. 2009.[]

=Thomas Hobbes=



By Galen Mayou

Directly or indirectly Thomas Hobbes is the founding father of modern political philosophy. Hobbes set the terms of debate about the fundamentals of political life. He addressed the world head on as “a world where human authority is something that requires justification, and is automatically accepted by few; a world where social and political inequality also appears questionable; and a world where religious authority faces significant dispute.” Hobbes wanted a world where everyone has rights to protect their basic interests. The vision Hobbes had for the world was very original and still relevant to contemporary politics. His main concern was the problem of social and political order: how human beings can live together in peace and avoid the danger and fear of civil conflict. He posed an alternative that we should give our obedience to an unaccountable sovereign. If not all that awaits us is a ‘state of nature’ that resembles civil war- universal insecurity, where all have reason to fear violent death.

"Thomas Hobbes -- Moral and Politcal Philosophy [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]." The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - IEP. Web. 04 Aug. 2009. .