John Locke was born on August 29‚ 1632 in Wrington‚ Somerset‚ England. He is known as an English thinker whose works lie at the establishment of current philosophical experimentation and political radicalism. John Locke was a standout amongst the most significant and persuasive philosopher ever. The French Enlightenment and the Founding Fathers of the American Revolution drew intensely on his thoughts. He placed a great part of the preparation for the Enlightenment and made focal commitments to the
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John Locke is known as a great philosopher who helped create and shape the world as we know it. He was born on August 29‚ 1632‚ to his parents John Locke‚ and Agnes Kneene‚ in Wrington Somerset. His family was known as a liberal Puritan family. He went through different types of schooling throughout his time‚ while facing some challenges here and there (Clapp). Locke was known as a English empiricist moral‚ political philosopher‚ he studied at Westminster School‚ where he studied Hebrew and
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John Locke is a man who thought every man should be treated fair and equally no matter what. he wrote a pamphlet that stated his beliefs. Hes kind of like a founding father‚ but what is a founding father? A founding father is a member of the convention that drew up the united states constitution in 1787‚ which was 4 years after the american revolution‚ a political upheaval that took place between 1765 to 1783 when the 13 colonists rejected the british monarchy and founded the united states of america
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science tells us that the matter in a lap top computer is warm and circular‚ although such information is unobservable‚ our best scientific theories prove this to be the truth‚ and so we should believe such. John Locke dives deeper into scientific realism and knowledge of the external- meaning unobservable- world through something he calls quality distinction. Locke observes our sensory picture (i.e the world we perceive through our senses being composed of certain sizes‚ shapes‚ colors‚ textures‚ smells
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In 1632 a genius of rights‚ enlightenment‚ and liberty was born known as John Locke. His idea of natural rights gave the people hope for equality and freedom. Although he died in 1702 his ideas lived on to influence the writing of The Declaration of Independence in 1776‚ thanks to his way of thinking fellow Americans now have all the liberty and freedom needed and deserved. John Locke contributed greatly in the writing of The Declaration of Independence due to his ideas and philosophy. The Declaration
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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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achieve the perfect society and the concept of understanding people to better it. John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith‚ and Mary Wollstonecraft all shared the same notion that every person should conceive and execute their own individual choice in Government‚ Religion‚ Economics‚ and Social Rights. The choice of the people was a critical component in creating a lasting and controllable Government according to John Locke. In his book Second Treatise on Civil Government he writes‚ “By erecting a new legislative
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ordained by God Q: The principal goal of the American Revolution was ___ A: Liberty Q: One of the basic liberties sought by the colonists through independence from Great Britain was___? A: Freedom from taxation without representation Q: The theory of ___ provided the basis for the colonists’ justification of the liberties they sought A: Natural Law Q: Jefferson’s phrase‚ “the pursuit of happiness‚” stated in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence‚ was more specifically
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capitalistic and democratic world we live in today. Among those enlightened thinkers where John locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith and Mary Wollstonecraft. John Locke laid much of the ground work for the enlightenment and made central contributions to the development of liberalism. Locke suggested that government should respect freedom of religion except when the dissenting belief was a threat to natural rights . Locke argued that human nature was mutable and that knowledge was gained through accumulated experience
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the United States or in any other country in the world. The creation and execution of laws are two individual processes that ultimately come together as they are being indoctrinated into a singular society‚ country or state. In Rousseau’s The Social Contract‚ he contrasts both aspects of law-making and law-executing‚ more
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