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    5 March 28‚ 2012 John Locke John Locke‚ an English philosopher‚ used the idea of natural laws to make vital contributions to society. He worked his way up through Westminster School and Oxford and enrolled in the Church of England. He was interested in science and became one of the best practitioners of his time. With Locke’s connections‚ he met men of England but was also suspected for being disloyal. He went to Holland and returned in 1688‚ after the revolution. Locke made an influence

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    Philosophy MWF 2 PM October 15‚ 2012 John Locke’s Political Influence John Locke is among the most influential political philosophers of the modern period. One can easily see his tremendous influence on democracies throughout the world‚ especially the United States‚ today. Locke was born during 1632 in Somerset‚ England. He was the son of a Puritan lawyer who fought with the Parliamentarians against the King in the English Civil War. At the age of 14‚ Locke attended Westminster School; and later

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    Noted by Franklin (1978‚ pp9)‚ since the start of English civil war‚ the attempts to combine king’s authority and the right of resistance had come into question. During this one of most transformative period in English history‚ Locke offers his opinion and provides an adequate solution to sovereignty resistance for all citizens (Franklin‚ ibid‚ pp10). This essay will introduce Locke’s definition of the state of nature and the law of nature‚ and describe how it would influence the creation of a social

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    grounds of equality‚ justice‚ and freedom. Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were all members of The Enlightenment movement‚ and each had their own idea on how human society should be structured and run. Locke and Hobbes lived around the same time‚ and some of their political theories were the same‚ however‚ by the time Rousseau came along‚ much had changed. Born in Geneva to a middle class watch maker‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau was to become one of the most influential thinkers of

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    Thomas Hobbes vs. John Locke Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were to philosophers with opposing opinions on human nature and the state of nature. Locke saw humanity and life with optimism and community‚ whereas Hobbes only thought of humans as being capable of living a more violent‚ self-interested lifestyle which would lead to civil unrest. However‚ both can agree that in order for either way of life to achieve success there must be a sovereign. Hobbes was a philosopher who saw humans as a purely

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    Hougnon Founder Vs Founder 1. The Enlightenment thinker that I most agree with is John Locke. I most agree with him because he concurs with Hobbes about the severity of the condition of nature‚ which obliges a social contract to guarantee peace. Be that as it may‚ he can’t help contradicting 2 things. He contended that regular rights‚ for example‚ life‚ liberty‚ and property existed in the condition of nature and could never be taken away or even willfully surrendered by people. Locke additionally couldn’t

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    Hobbes‚ Locke‚ Montesquieu‚ and Rousseau on Government  Starting in the 1600s‚ European philosophers began debating the question of who  should govern a nation. As the absolute rule of kings weakened‚ Enlightenment  philosophers argued for different forms of democracy.      Thomas Hobbes: Man of the State  Locke: The Reluctant Democrat  Montesquieu: The Balanced Democrat  Rousseau: The Extreme Democrat      Thomas Hobbes: Man of the State  In 1649‚ a civil war broke out over who would rule England—Parliament or King Charles 

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    Introduction John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ two philosophers with differing opinions concerning the concept of private property. Rousseau believes that from the state of nature‚ private property came about‚ naturally transcending the human situation into a civil society and at the same time acting as the starting point of inequality amongst individuals. Locke on the other hand argues that private property acts as one of the fundamental‚ inalienable moral rights that all humans are entitled

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    philosophers Jean-Jacques RousseauJohn Locke and Hobbes are few of the many who have successfully contributed to the discussion. Rousseau however states that a state is only acting Legitimate when they govern their citizens with consent and equality. Both Rousseau and John Lock both have similar views on the way the state should govern their citizens. Although they do have different thinking in recourses where Rousseau goes against Locke and Hobbes decision‚

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    opinions about government. The first philosophers name was Thomas Hobbes and he wrote the social contract. His social contract talked about giving the government total power. Whereas the other philosopher called John Locke had a different view on things. He disagreed and stated just the opposite. Locke is a little more practical with his philosophy. Hobbes believed in a monarchy over the people for more control in the city. He thought that a ruler should have total power over the people because he thought

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