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    John Locke was one of the most famous philosophers and political theorists among many Others during the time period of the 17th century. Locke has been unknown as the founder of the British Empiricism‚ also known as a school of thought. Locke is also considered a founder of the institution‚ because he has made many contributions to the theories of liberal government. Along with that he has also made an influence in the certain areas‚ such as fields of theology‚ theories of education‚ and the religious

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    Thomas Hobbes. One thinker in particular who contributed a great deal to history was John Locke. His work is still influencing the lives of people across the world 300 years later. He rethought the moral role of government‚ created a new theory of knowledge‚ introduced the use of reason‚ and reminded people of their natural rights. The combination of these four things made him the single most influential philosopher

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    John Locke is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers in history. An English political theorist‚ his principles and beliefs are said to have influenced many democracies that we see today‚ including the United States of America. A state of nature is when society implicitly and explicitly places certain rights of individuals into the hands of institutions and collective norms to improve the lives of others. The state of nature is used to help social contract theorists present their

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    put forth their ideas about different types of political ideologies. John Locke experienced the political turmoil of England four centuries ago. However he always came to a lot of different conclusions about politics and human nature. With all of John Locke accomplishments and accolades it looks as if he has gone out his way to influence and make a big impact towards the American revolution and the French revolution. John Locke’s ideas help create and develop the social contract. The social

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    doctrines. John Locke was a British Enlightenment philosopher‚ he had a very big impact on the American Revolution and the colonists belief in self-government. John Locke believed that people had natural rights when they were born. He said that when someone was born they were free‚ equal‚ and had natural rights of life‚ liberty‚ and property and that rulers couldn’t take it away. John Locke’s ideas were constitutional and they challenged centuries of thinking‚ in regard of rulers and the people. John Locke

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    Marx vs. Locke Work is something we do on a regular basis‚ it’s what gets us through our day and makes us who we are. In class‚ we discussed two authors who had a viewpoint on the idea of work. Rousseau and Marx express their opinions of the theory of work in their own writings. In Karl Marx’s reading called The Communist Manifesto he explains the differences and similarities between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat people. In Rousseau’s reading called Discourse on the Origins of Inequality mainly

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    Social Contract Theory of John Locke Lisa Moore University of Phoenix Ethics in Justice and Security CJA 530 February 29‚ 2010 Roger Long‚ JD Social Contract Theory of John Locke According to John Locke (1690)‚ “the people give up some freedoms to the government or other authority in order to receive or maintain social order through the rule of law.” When the people surrender some freedoms and the government agreed to work together towards a common goal‚ to promote equal protection for

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    Hobbes vs. Locke Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were known as Social Contract Theorists‚ and Natural Law Theorists. The two men both had very strong views on freedom and how a country should be governed. Thomas Hobbes had more of a Pessimistic view while John locke had more of an Optimistic view. Hobbes and Locke believed in a type of Social Contract between the Government and being governed. Hobbes believed in Absolute Monarchs and Locke believed in the will of people being governed. Hobbes opposed

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    existence because of the ideas of thinkers like John Locke. John Locke was an enlightenment thinker‚ and also a physician and philosophers. He expressed the ideas of having a moral obligation to overthrow government if they do not uphold to the people’s needs.The Egyptian Revolution was a movement that was part of the Arab Springs‚ it consisted of civil disobediences and riots.The Egyptian Revolution or Egyptian Upheaval of 2011 was prompted by ideas like John Locke’s idea of society having a moral obligation

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    not the origin. There has been many debates over the issue. I choose to use simple logic and reasoning close to the same as John Locke would of thought and try to make a reasonable agreement. John Locke was known as an empiricists epistemologists whose essay has puzzled many minds and made many observations into the human knowledge. Even though many consider John Locke a failure there are a ton more who consider him a brilliant mind. “Though the qualities that affect our senses are‚ in the things

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