philosopher and political scholar John Locke (1632-1704)‚ laid a significant part of the basis for the Enlightenment and made focal commitments to the improvement of liberalism. "Locke wrote about diverse topics... democracy and liberalism" (Griffith‚ 1997‚ p.224). He had an influential impact on the founders of the United States of America. He was Trained in medicine‚ and also was a key promoter of the experimental methodologies of the Scientific Revolution. John Locke was born in Wrighton‚ Somerset
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history as during this period‚ the “human ability to reason was glorified.” John Locke was an English man who believed that “the power of the government to rule must come from the consent of the governed.” That is to say‚ that the people should be able to choose who governs them. Locke also came up with the idea of “natural rights—the view that everybody has the right of life‚ liberty and the ownership of property.” Also‚ Locke had the idea of “social contract” which is the concept that
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John Locke‚ an Influential Enlightenment Thinker People wonder who was the most influential enlightenment thinker. But in my opinion‚ the most influential thinker was John Locke‚ because he was a champion of individual and inalienable human rights‚ he came up with the concepts of natural rights that are very common today‚ and his ideas were accepted as the foundations of both the United States of America and English governments. John Locke’s works lie at the foundations of modern philosophical empiricism
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PERSONAL ETHICAL STATEMENT 2 L. E. S. is more My ethical perspective on humankind‚ and our moral obligation to it‚ is “L. E. S. is more”. I have created this statement for myself using an acronym to depict those values in life which represent to me our meaning and purpose while in existence with each other
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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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conclusions that made them very famous. Rene Descartes and John Locke were two philosophers that had the same idea‚ but different views of it. Descartes was a rationalist‚ which are people that argue that only reason can separate reality from illusion and give meaning to experience. The idea that eliminates reasoning can produce certain truths about reality and those important truths can be discovered without observations‚ experiment‚ or experience. Locke on the other hand was an empiricist. An empiricist
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fathers 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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In 1632 a genius of rights‚ enlightenment‚ and liberty was born known as John Locke. His idea of natural rights gave the people hope for equality and freedom. Although he died in 1702 his ideas lived on to influence the writing of The Declaration of Independence in 1776‚ thanks to his way of thinking fellow Americans now have all the liberty and freedom needed and deserved. John Locke contributed greatly in the writing of The Declaration of Independence due to his ideas and philosophy. The Declaration
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Danny Speed At different times in history individuals have defended human rights using a variety of methods. Their efforts have met with varying degrees of success. John Locke and Gandhi was two individuals that met the expectations as leaders and helped defend their human rights. Gandhi’s primary cause was the Indian independence movement‚ which was to create an Indian empire that was free of the British rule. He was also committed to a philosophy of peaceful resistance through which the Indian
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years; this essay will focus primarily on the workings of John Locke and Karl Marx. Both being raised in a different time thus different upbringings has resulted in a difference in their train of thought and philosophical approaches on life. Karl Marx has been forced to endure the after math of the Industrial Revolution‚ where fewer people were needed to work on lands and factories/machines took over what was once human labor. John Locke; otherwise known as the father of classical liberalism‚ on
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