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    During the 17th century a debate that is still unresolved where John Locke argued that there is no such thing as innate ideas as we all come to have knowledge without having to posit innate ideas or innate principles. And what is meant by innate ideas is that concepts‚ knowledge or ideas that are not obtained by means of sense or past encounter but rather pre destined or preprogrammed into our minds when we are born into this world. This knowledge are within our sub consciousness and they come to

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    discussing the theories on personalities you could name a view that are researched. Biological Theories are the approach of genetics and personality traits. Behavioral Theories suggest that personality is a result of interaction between the individual and the environment. These theorist reject theories that internal thoughts and feeling into account. Psychodynamic Theories are influenced by Freud‚ focuses on the childhood experience and the unconscious mind in personality. Humanist Theories emphasizes

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    when there are no original ideas‚ new assertions of political dogma‚ or even a true declaration of independence contained in this brief document. In fact‚ most of the document itself seems to have been plagiarized‚ or at least pulled heavily from John Locke‚ enough that “Richard Henry Lee said the Declaration had been ‘copied from Locke’s treatise on government.” (Stephens 55) Why‚ then‚ is it considered to be the foundation on which American Democracy stands‚ and why did it effectively unify a burgeoning

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    Locke on consent and tacit consent Note for Philosophy 166 Locke holds that one becomes obligated to obey political authorities only by one’s free and voluntary consent. Or does he? Locke: “The difficulty is‚ what ought to be looked upon as tacit consent‚ and how far it binds‚ i.e. how far any one shall be looked on to have consented‚ and thereby submitted to any government‚ where he has made no expressions of it at all.” Locke‚ later: “And to this I say that every man‚ that hath any possession

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    Hobbes and Locke Philosophy is something that is hard to give the definition; it can be seen as a value‚ a way people trying to make sense to the material world‚ a tool people use to explain incidents. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are both English philosophers‚ they have a huge influence in poetical philosophy‚ both of them have discussed terms ‘state of nature’ and ‘contracts’; which could be seen as a term people use when discussing power‚ state‚ law‚ rights and obey. Hobbes and Locke both agreed

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    philosophers introduced their theories regarding ambiguous topics‚ such as the definition of knowledge‚ love‚ and personal identity. Two particular philosophers who hypothesized about personal identity were René Descartes and John Locke. René Descartes was born in a small town in France in 1596‚ and lived until 1650 when he died at the age of 53. He was a philosopher‚

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    When researching the two philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke‚ I have come to a realization that they are both correct considering people are themselves no matter. When looking at a majority though I tend to side with John Locke. People are genuinely more loving and helpful people when it comes down to the bare minimum. For example when there is a natural disaster people are typically more helpful than harmful. One of the most recent examples is the two hurricanes that hit the south-eastern

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    boys stranded. The boys struggle to make a new life and government. John Locke was a very famous philosopher who influenced the U.S. government greatly. His ideas have been analyzed and known through the world. John Locke would not have agreed with the way the boys lived on the island because life’s of two boys were taken‚ property was not protected‚ and the boys had no reason to a revolution. One of the reasons that John Locke would not agree with the way that the boys behaved an island is because

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    Theory of Personality: Introducing Myself as a Theorist Kaila Stevens Bethel College Personality Theory: Introducing Myself as a Theorist BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH During high school I excelled at all aspects of her life. Bright student who was on the board for the National Honor Society. Leader of Student Athletes for PACT. Academics was not the only thing I excellent at; sports was a big part of my life. I was 3rd team all state in basketball by the time I got to my senior year. I placed

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    John Locke said that it is very important for society as well as a place for government to have a grasp and control on its people‚ by being able to us land and private property as limits toward various extents. For Marx‚ he was on the other hand very against

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