ABSTRACT
Modern man is a civilized man compared with man in ancient and medieval societies. In modern times, the Enlightenment thinkers coupled with the provocative writings and ideas of John Locke (1632-1704), Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), Cesare Beccaria (17381794), and Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755) brought about legal and political civilization. ese Enlightenment thinkers restored the dignity of man from the sadism and absolutism of the medieval and early modern monarchies. In fact, all of them, especially John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau, profoundly recognized the innocence of the child.
