Answer to Question #270629 in History for little dinny

Question

Identify any two Enlightenment thinkers and explain how they contributed to racist ideas regarding Africa in the 19th century. 

Answer 1

Thomas Hobbes an English philosopher and scientist,was one of the key figures in the political debates of the enlightenment period, he developed some of the fundamentals of European liberal thought. John Locke on the other hand,an English philosopher and physician whose work greatly contributed to the development of the notions of social contract and natural rights.