bDerek Taylor POSC 402-01 14 Feb. 2013 Paper No. 1 Social contract theorists Thomas Hobbes and John Locke agree that legitimate government comes only from the mutual consent of those governed. Although both were empiricists‚ the ways by which they came to their conclusions differed wildly‚ and perhaps as a result their views on the means by which society should be governed also conflicted. This paper will briefly address the different conclusions as well as the reasoning that led to them.
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Arden Bentley AP Euro 3/9/13 Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke and Jean-Racques Rosseau were philosophers who stated their belief of human nature and how we should govern mankind. Although Rousseau was born a different time than Hobbes and Locke‚ they all had a very strong influence on the way governments should function. They created a revolutionary idea of the state of nature‚ the way men were before a government came into play. Each philosopher developed guidelines and responsibilities that the government
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researching Locke’s ideas and how they ultimately derive from experience‚ as well as examining his account of the origin of the idea of God‚ it is evident that Descartes’ alternative source of our idea of God challenges and contradicts Locke’s account. Locke states‚ “Experience is the source of all our ideas” (366b). On the other hand‚ Descartes says the following about God: “ God a certain substance that is infinite‚ independent supremely intelligent and superbly powerful…” (51b). Following these concrete
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John Locke’s definition of quality is that there are certain things that exists in objects‚ but not in the mind. Human psyche‚ as explained by Locke‚ includes images of the object that is physically there in the real world are transferred and formed in the mind as ideas which are only symbolic representation of what the object is. All objects or items that are present in the world are just analyzed and processed by our minds to create and are described by two types of qualities which are primary
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Alicia Threet EN 232 Latchaw 4 February 2013 An Analysis of Locke’s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Primarily published by John Locke in late 1689‚ Essay Concerning Human Understanding is a significant‚ influential piece of work that will forever be cherished. Locke’s lengthy essay provides his readers with an extremely detailed theory of the power of knowledge. He begins by discussing the basics and then gradually works his way up to the more meticulous side of things. Locke’s primary
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Jack Giggey A revolution in the form of transportation transformed America forever. Between the 1800’s and 1840’s hundreds of roads and canal were built‚ most famous were the National Road and the Erie Canal. This transportation revolution also helped ignite the market revolution. With easier transportation‚ came explosive economic growth and opportunities in production and manufacturing. Out in the frontier‚ better known as the west‚ the economy started to play an important role in the United
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Throughout time‚ political theorists have developed varied ideologies in relation to concepts such as authority and democracy based on the social situations they were raised within. For example‚ Plato‚ as a classical theorist‚ developed an ideology revolved around Athenian politics and his experiences within early Athenian society (Rowe‚ 1995‚ p. 18). J.S. Mill however‚ as a modern theorist‚ developed his ideologies around life in Victorian London. (Gray‚ 1995‚ p. 148). The contrast in the mentioned
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Therefore‚ there are many time periods where knowledge and science are florished periodically. But there is one particular period that effected humanity profoundly in every aspect of life. This time period is called "The Industrial Revolution Era". The Industrial Revolution took place between the 18th and the 19th centuries in England. The period gets its name due to the advancements in industrialization. The name of the era
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Metternich and his counterparts at the Congress of Vienna hoped to return to the old system‚ with its hereditary monarchy‚ established church‚ and privileged landowning aristocracy. However‚ the day of the Old Order had passed; the American and French revolutions had created profound changes in political thought that are still extant. They were radical changes from the established order‚ which the new thinkers rejected.” European individuals during the nineteenth century were in favor of the ideas of personal
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Philosophical Comparison (Hobbes & Locke) Hobbes‚ while being clearly in support of a Unitarian government under one strong leader‚ is seemingly in juxtaposition to Locke‚ who holds that any government must conform to the laws established in the legislation. Hobbes‚ reacting to the brutal and violent civil war taking place in England‚ was writing in protest to what he saw. Hobbes believed that in this state nothing would‚ or could be achieved. He believed that what would unify the state was not
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