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    John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government contains Locke’s view on government and citizens of a government. Locke describes the relations between people and the government and the way the government should be run. In Chapter 12 of Second Treatise of Government‚ Locke describes the legislative‚ executive and federal powers in a commonwealth. The ideas expressed in Chapter 12 had an influence on the founding fathers of the United States and can be seen in today’s America. Chapter 12 of Locke’s Second

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    At first sight‚ Locke’s The Second Treatise of Government‚ seemed quite similar to Hobbes’s Leviathan. They both believed that a state of nature is a state that exist without government. They believe that men are created equal in this state‚ however Hobbes argues that because of self-preservation‚ man possessed the desire to control over other man. Locke‚ on the other hand‚ reasons with a more peaceful and pleasant place. In Leviathan‚ the state of nature is a public without government. There are

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    the relevance of Rawls theory of social justice in improving the wellbeing of the people in society has been discussed. Social justice as understood by the writer is concerned with equal justice‚ not just in courts but in all aspects of society. This concepts demand that people have equal rights and opportunities: everyone‚ from the poorest person on the margins of society to the wealthiest deserves an even playing field. According to the Wikipedia encyclopedia “social justice generally refers to

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    makes us see and perceive all other things‚ takes no notice of itself; and it requires art and pains to set it at a distance and make it its own object (Cahn‚ Location:23335).” John Locke’s opinion on true knowledge is that it comes from the experience which comes from some kind of substance‚ such as our five senses. Locke’s purpose as he states‚ “to inquire into the original‚ certainty‚ and extent of human knowledge‚ together with the grounds and degrees of belief‚ opinion‚ and assent (Cahn‚ Location:

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    Criminal Justice Implications: Social Learning (Different Association) Theory In regards to a solution to crime‚ according to social learning (differential association) theory‚ if people can learn to become criminals they can also “unlearn” these values and behaviors by exposing themselves to conventional behavior and should be rehabilitated though re-education and re-socialization. Relating this back to Rosecrance’s article on Stoopers by implementing or providing alternatives for the stoopers

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    Rousseau: The Social Contract In Book I of the Social Contract‚ Rousseau suggests that towards a certain stage in the state of nature‚ people feel the need to bind themselves to one another. Individuals bind themselves to a larger community and form a social contract. Rousseau’s main argument in Book I is that the community that is formed by the gathering of individuals is not simply an aggregation of the interests of all the individuals that form it. It is a distinct entity –in a way‚ a distinct

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    Locke’s Second treatise on Government The second treatise on government was written by John Locke and published anonymously. Some issues had risen during that time period of which this document was written. “And hence it is evident that absolute monarchy‚ which by some men is counted for the only government in the world‚ is indeed inconsistent with civil society‚ and can be not form of civil government at all” (The Second Treatise on Governemnt‚ Ch. 7‚ 90) Monarchism was still a big part of the world

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    by citing a laborer as taking property “…out of the hands of nature…thereby appropriated it to himself.” (p. 20‚ $29) Thus‚ if anything requires labor‚ whatever the labor applies to‚ becomes the property of the person by association. The theory comments on Locke’s era of feudalism and refuting the lord-serf relationship. By this definition of private property‚ the land and the products produced belonging to the lords would then be the private property of each serf because the serfs are the faction

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    1) John Locke’s beliefs stem from the fact that neither body nor the soul are key identifiers of personal identity and survival. Locke says that the body can not be explained through time as the body is always changing. Scientifically the cells of our bodies change completely every eight years thus our body is not the same body from eight years ago. Locke believes that consciousness stems from memory and being recognized from the same person is what makes you. Thomas Reid on the other hand believes

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    The idea of justice to me has changed drastically over time. Being taught throughout the years of school‚ watching and reading about how things were so different back then‚ I always wondered what it would be like if our technology didn’t advance as much as it has. How would murder‚ and crime be carried out if technology was still at the same level it was in the 50’s‚ 60’s or even 70’s. I feel like a huge part of out justice and justice system comes from our technology and the availability to have

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