Enlightenment Thinkers By Moctezuma88 May 3, 1469 Niccolò Machiavelli Main Works The Historical, Political and Diplomatic Writings of Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince Apr 5, 1588 Thomas Hobbes Main Works Leviathan The English Works of Thomas Hobbes. Mar 31, 1596 Rene Descartes Works The Method, Meditations and Philosophy Philosophical Writings Aug 29, 1632 John Locke Main Works An Essay Concerning Human Understanding The Second Treatise of Government Dec 25, 1642 Sir Isaac Newton "View" Works "Opticks" Jan 18, 1689 Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu Works The Spirit of Laws A History of Political Theories Nov 21, 1694 François-Marie Arouet "Voltaire" Works Toleration and other essays The Works of Voltaire The Philosophy History Jun 28, 1712 Jean-Jacques Rousseau Works On the Social Contract Confessions Oct 5, 1713 Denis Diderot Works The Paradox of Acting Selections from Diderot Jun 5, 1723 Adam Smith Works The Wealth of Nations Mar 15, 1738 Cesare Marchese Di Beccaria Bonesana Works An Essay on Crimes and Punishments Apr 27, 1759 Mary Wollstonecraft Works A vindication of the rights of woman: With strictures on political and moral subjects The Rights of Woman The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft