The French Engightenment: The scepticisn of Bayle, Montesquien and his study of law , Voltaire and deism, Condillacy and human mind, Helvetius On Man. The Encyclopaedia: Diderot and d’Alembert. Materialism: la Mettrie , d’Holbach. Political Philosophy: Roussean and the Social Contract. The German Enlightenment Christian thomasius , Christian Wolf. Deism: Reimarus, Mendelssoton, lessing , educational theory. The Rise of the philosophy of History: Vico, Herder.