John Locke was born on August 29th‚ 1632 in England and lived to became one of the most influential people in England and‚ perhaps‚ one of the most influential people of the 17th century. Before his death on October 28th‚ 1704 he would earn the title as the Father of liberal philosophy. His ideas would also be used as a keystone for the revolution of the North American colonies from England. Locke fled to Holland in 1683. He returned to England in about 1688 when William and Mary were to retake the
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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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John Locke argued that a legitimate government would be validated through the consent of the people it governed and protected‚ specifically the protection of a citizens natural rights of life‚ liberty‚ and estate. He also believed that citizens had the right of rebellion in the event that a government was acting against the rights and interests of its citizens‚ ultimately allowing those governed to replace the government with another in the interests of the people. Locke believed that the state of
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John Locke and Thomas Hobbes views on humanity differed greatly and it affected their views on government. John Locke believed that everyone was born naturally good and had three basic rights‚ the rights to life‚ liberty‚ and property. Thomas Hobbes however‚ believed everyone was born naturally evil and needed to be controlled and punished. This greatly affected both of their views on government. Thomas Hobbes‚ since he thought people were evil and should be stripped of free will‚ believed
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looking upon any thinkers in recorded history‚ we must analyze the influences‚ assuming there are some‚ that provide a foundation or stemmed the creation of the thinkers line of thought or view on a subject. For instance‚ the philosophes of the Enlightenment are often assumed to have formulated their ideas single-handedly but if we were to analyze their thoughts we would see all of them stem from other ideas‚ or directly oppose thinker’s views from the Scientific Revolution‚ such as the relationship
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contributors. With ideas that challenged the legitimacy of a King’s rule‚ such as those by John Locke and presented in the Magna Carta‚ to seemingly simpler ideas such as equal rights for all‚ the Constitution allowed colonist to develop a country that was united through oppressive acts‚ such as the Stamp Act‚ and ready to stand on its own. John Locke‚ an English philosopher‚ is known as one of the most influential enlightenment thinkers. His work‚ “Two Treatises of Government”‚ not only challenged the authority
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4: Connections and Conclusion Page 5: Bibliography John Locke was born on August 29‚ 1632‚ in Wrington‚ Somerset‚ England. He went to the University of Oxford‚ where he studied medicine. After college he became a philosopher; writing and speaking on topics‚ such as political philosophy. His father was a country lawyer and was in the military‚ he served as a captain during the English civil war. John Locke was one of the Whig party founders‚ this party pushed for constitutional
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John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government is a book about Locke’s thoughts and ideas of the Charles II scandal. In this book‚ Locke speaks of the purpose of government and how their purpose is to protect our rights. How people are born with certain rights‚ the best kind of government is a representative one‚ and if a government fails to do so‚ people can revolt and set up a new government (politicalforum.com). These major points‚ Locke hoped‚ would provide a rather convincing critique of England’s
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What is the Enlightenment? The Enlightenment was a movement inspired by philosophers to promote independent thought and reason rather than past customs and traditions. It allowed change to be made to Europe during the 17-18th century. It was started by philosophers such as Francis Bacon‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and Sir Isaac Newton. Each philosopher compiled different ideas and knowledge in order for this movement to occur. They all were able to influence each other to learn more and govern themselves rather
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power to change the perspectives of human mind‚ and throughout the Enlightenment people began to question everything. Due to scientist like Sir Isaac Newton‚ who discovered the laws of gravity were purely science‚ and had nothing to do with the church or god. During the society in the 17th century thinkers known as philosophers challenged the ideas of the society in politics‚ religion‚ economy‚ and natural rights. Philosopher John Locke changed the perspectives on government‚ through his book “Second
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