According to Locke personal identity does not involve the body at all‚ the person could be classified purely by his soul. If this is true‚ then Locke suggests that the person could be transferred between multiple bodies by only his soul. In one of Locke’s essay he states that personal identity would follow the thoughts themselves‚ and not the thinking substance. Therefore‚ he believes that our identity is not connected to our body at all. However personal identity‚ according to Locke‚ cannot be equated
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Andrea D. Lopez SMC 1311 May 8‚ 2013 Final Exam 1) What is justice according to Plato? How does Plato’s theory of the soul reflect his understanding of justice? Plato was a famous philosopher and a mathematician who lived from 429 to 374 B.C. Plato was the founder of The Academy of Athens and with the knowledge he gained from his professor‚ Socrates‚ he continued to spread his teachings to the youth. In the book‚ Republic‚ Plato defines justice as harmony with one self. If a person is content
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John Locke was born on August 29th‚ 1632 in England and lived to became one of the most influential people in England and‚ perhaps‚ one of the most influential people of the 17th century. Before his death on October 28th‚ 1704 he would earn the title as the Father of liberal philosophy. His ideas would also be used as a keystone for the revolution of the North American colonies from England. Locke fled to Holland in 1683. He returned to England in about 1688 when William and Mary were to retake the
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ideas. Kant proposed ideas of withdrawing guidance from the church and following the rules of society can lead to one reaching enlightenment. Galileo imposed concepts studied by the church were false‚ yet they continued to believe in them anyway. Locke didn’t think the church should force people to follow their practices‚ but let the people chose for themselves. These thinkers and numerous others helped people realize change is something that can be for the good and new ideas can transform the
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of authority. Locke believes that humankind’s relationship should not have any spiritual basis or religious rule and it should rely on a government system which holds authority of a society but cannot overpower its citizens. On the contrary‚ Galilei believes that humankind’s relationship should be based on the scripture as well as the law of nature. Galilei places emphasize on the biblical authority and everyone should listen to the God says in the bible. Despite the fact that Locke and Galilei appears
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others to share and learn new knowledge. These communication create many view and aspect of how society should run. Many of these view are in contradiction with others. One of these contradicting idea of society is form by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Thomas Hobbes was a champion of absolutism for the sovereign. He supported the government system of absolute monarchs. He is infamous for his view of human is not a social animal and need guidance from one individual. Although he supported absolutism
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was possible (encyclopedia of philosophy). Though examples can be drawn from the past‚ social contract theory is rightly associated with modern moral and political theory and the credit of its exposition bestowed upon Thomas Hobbes‚ after him John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. We will also be looking at the concept of the state of nature. The term social contract vividly captures a broad class of republican theories whose subjects are implied agreement by which people form nations and maintain
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establishment of the state must be analysed. The two differing perspectives on this lead to different conceptualisations of the basis for the sovereign’s power‚ and the extent to which it is legitimate with regards to interfering in property rights. Locke argues that property rights are natural and therefore the sovereign obtains its authority from the desire for the legal protection of this natural right. In contrast‚ Hobbes‚ Rousseau and Marx do not believe that private property is natural and therefore
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stranded on an island. John Locke would agree with these events because no government (State Of Nature)‚ CIvilization‚ and Ralph and his boys trying to create a new government. When Ralph and his boys got to the island they had no government. John Locke would agree because of his first law State Of Nature‚ which connects with the boys when they arrive. Ralph was civilized and became the leader. When Ralph blew the conch that civilized his leadership of his boys. John Locke would agree as Ralph being
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The Enlightenment is a lengthy period of history lasting from the end of the 17th century until the end of the 18th century. All across Europe‚ philosophers‚ intellectuals‚ and scientists were arguing for belief based on scientific discoveries and human reason. They were moving away from a life revolving around serving sovereign and church‚ to a belief that the individual had rights and could control their own life. The church and monarch had been found to be corrupt. This led to the questioning
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