Kevin Becker Phil 100 Fall 2014 November 17th‚ 2014 “The Empiricists: the importance of experience in the works of John Locke‚ George Berkeley‚ and David Hume” Empiricism‚ or the belief that knowledge is achieved through the senses‚ was a popular belief amongst some of the greatest modern philosophers. Perhaps the most prominent Empiricists were John Locke‚ George Berkeley and David Hume‚ all of whom are regarded as some of the most influential philosophers of the last 500 years. Each of
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Philosophers‚ sociologists‚ and even sociobiologists have brought evidence leading to various conclusions to the table‚ so the question still stands. Mencius said that man’s nature is good‚ while Hsun Tzu argued from the opposite side. Centuries later‚ John Locke published a theory relating the nature of man to a blank piece of paper‚ stating that man is neutral until he learns otherwise‚ and goes even further to speak of man’s need for a “social contract” with a proper government. During this same time
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philosophies. This pattern of innovation and transformation can be traced all the way back to the eighteenth century were the eminent Baron de Montesquieu‚ John Locke‚ and Jean- Jacques Rousseau paved the way for societal‚ political‚ and spiritual development. Hobbes influenced the thought of people’s direct rule over their government‚ while Locke inspired the belief of non-conformity. Rousseau furthered Locke’s beliefs in stating that all men were equal and that society was the corruption of true desires
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strong influences on countries throughout the world were Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ and Karl Marx. These three people all had strong opinions in the concept of government rule and the effects towards the people. Thomas Hobbes had very strong beliefs in how monarchy was the best form of government. He talks about how this is the only way peace can be sustained‚ and how everything within a country would stay organized. John Locke on the other hand‚ had views of an equal government‚ ruled by man as a
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the governed and the government defining and limiting the rights and duties of each. In the theories of Locke‚ Hobbes‚ Rousseau‚ an agreement‚ entered into by individuals‚ that results in the formation of the state or of organized society‚ the prime motive being the desire for protection and welfare‚ which entails the surrender of some or all personal liberties. Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Locke each took the social contract theory one step further. Rousseau wrote The Social Contract‚ or Principles
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private property and subsequently the origins of private property. I will then discuss the notion of the justification of private property as depicted by “The Father of Classical Liberalism”‚ John Locke. Lastly‚ I will then parallel Locke’s illustration of private property with that of the Genevan philosopher‚ John Jacques Rousseau. To begin‚ private property can be classified in one of four existing property right regimes. Private property is defined as being owned and controlled by private individuals
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citizens. A reasonable power should be made available to the state‚ and a reasonable liberty should be made available to citizens. A state and its citizens are not opposed to each other; they are made to live together. Philosophers such as Hobbes‚ Locke‚ and Rousseau gave free reign to their passion: the analysis of the human nature. They analyzed human social organization and nature of man/woman in society by comparing two major notions: the state of nature and civil society. The state of nature
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Philosophers influenced ranges from personal rights to the inner workings of America’s constitutional democracy‚ they set the stage for the revolutionary movement‚ and they made positive changes to the Enlightenment. “Life‚ Liberty‚ and Property” this was John Locke’s belief that helped influence other American Philosophers. For example in his book Two treatises of government he states “This freedom from absolute‚ arbitrary power‚ is so necessary to‚ and closely joined with a man’s preservation‚ that he
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brought about Rene Descartes’ concepts of innate knowledge‚ mind/body dualism‚ and theories of consciousness as a byproduct of the mind. These ideas transformed the face of philosophy and solidified Descartes as the venerable “Father of Philosophy” until John Locke’s progressive concepts
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or common methods‚ that your allowance and approbation of the design of this Treatise will at least preserve it from being condemned without reading‚ and will prevail to have those parts a little weighted‚ which might otherwise perhaps be 7 John Locke thought to deserve no consideration‚ for being some- what out of the common road. The imputation of Nov- elty is a terrible charge amongst those who judge of men’s heads‚ as they do of their perukes‚ by the fashion‚ and can allow none to be
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