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    Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were both seventeenth century English thinkers and writers. Each had their own views the government’s role and human nature which were vastly different from one another. They expressed their ideas in their works‚ Hobbes’s Leviathan and Locke’s Two Treatises of Government. Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan in 1651‚ two years after the end of the English Civil War. In it‚ he supported an absolute monarchy and claimed that people had no qualms about compromising basic

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    Despite his rejection of philosophy‚ Jean-Jaques Rousseau was a pivotal new thinker during the period of Enlightenment. He strayed from the extreme positive and negative views of Hobbes and Locke‚ introducing a new perspective on the concept of the state of nature. The philosophy of how humans act in their most natural state was a common topic‚ but Rousseau’s take‚ theorizing that humans are born evil but corrupted by society‚ offered what seemed to be the most realistic belief. His opinions on

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    Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ feels we protect our own rights by working together. In class we discussed how his belief is similar to the phrase: If we all have superpowers the no one has superpowers. We considered this phrase because if everyone were to have superpowers‚ then we wouldn’t wish to have them anymore since everyone has them. Rousseau also stated we must use reason to give the individual rights of life‚ liberty‚ and property. Locke shows his views on liberty by inferring

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    Introduction Theft is the taking of someone’s property without their consent. If the property is returned almost immediately‚ that is not theft‚ only if the property has kept its value. Consider the non-consensual taking of someone’s wallet. if the robber gave back the wallet‚ but took a few objects from it‚ that would still constitute theft. Under Locke’s “social contract” taxation might seem to be something citizens consent to. Given that taxation funds government functions‚ an individual who rationally

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    was written by men whom lived during the late 18th century. Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ composer of the famous “Emile”‚ is recognized to be the most well-known and significant influences that triggered Wollstonecraft to respond by constructing her periodical of justice. Mary’s creation of “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” was nearly direct criticism towards the beliefs of Rousseau‚ and she argues firm illustrating her will for freedom‚ equality and no limitations. The great

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    voice as they speak to them as an infant. Early learning as newborns to a year old is the foundation. John Locke believed that children are born with the ability to become anything or anyone they desire to become. They also have the ability to absorb anything being taught to them. I agree with Locke about the morals and values of a child. As the saying "garbage in‚ garbage out" implies Locke believed if a child watched and was taught immoral behavior they would follow the same pattern. Some children

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    Thomas Hobbes was an absolute monarchist that believed human beings were organisms that were in constant motion‚ and needed to have some sort of authority or restraint‚ so they could be stopped from pursuing any selfish act. In contrast to John Locke were he believed in a democratic rule and constitutes that human nature was identified by reason and tolerance. The political ideology that Hobbes obtains is precise regarding the following points: people are naturally born with rights but must give

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    Introduction Two of the most noted and influential modern political thinkers are John Locke and Karl Marx. John Locke was an English philosopher who was famous for his use of empiricism and his social contract theories. After graduating from Christ Church College in Oxford‚ he worked there as a philosophy lecturer. He also studied medicine and various fields of science. In 1675‚ John Locke traveled to France‚ where he met with French scientists and philosophers. He spent four years in France

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    necessary to reign in man’s true natures of desire‚ greed‚ and vengeance. In that vein‚ he felt that it was the obligation of the people to surrender certain rights to the will of a sovereign to ensure the well-being of society. His contemporary‚ John Locke‚ while agreeing that people had an obligation to be governed‚ countered that the state of man was generally good. Man was endowed with natural rights and that no sovereign should have the ability to take them away‚ and government should exist to protect

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    Abstract According to John Locke‚ human rights are innate rights that are naturally inherent in every human being and can not be contested. John Locke explains that human rights is a natural right of the human being as a gift or a gift directly from God. Declaration on Human Rights 1948 had contribution in formed the commitment to respect and uphold the human dignity among the nation-state‚ in order to avoid the catastrophe of war that can destroy human values. However‚ the issue of politicization

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