The AGE OF REASON‚ as it was called‚ was spreading rapidly across Europe. In the late 17th century‚ scientists like ISAAC NEWTON and writers like JOHN LOCKE were challenging the old order. Newton’s laws of gravity and motion described the world in terms of natural laws beyond any spiritual force. In the wake of political turmoil in England‚ Locke asserted the right of a people to change a government that did not protect natural rights of life‚ liberty and property. People were beginning to doubt
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Locke’s Second treatise on Government The second treatise on government was written by John Locke and published anonymously. Some issues had risen during that time period of which this document was written. “And hence it is evident that absolute monarchy‚ which by some men is counted for the only government in the world‚ is indeed inconsistent with civil society‚ and can be not form of civil government at all” (The Second Treatise on Governemnt‚ Ch. 7‚ 90) Monarchism was still a big part of the world
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Critically Examine Hobbes’s Conception of the State of Nature The concept of state of nature was developed by Hobbes in his famous work‚ Leviathan‚ in which he also set out his doctrine of the foundation of states and legitimate governments which was based on his social contract theories. Leviathan was written during the English Civil War‚ so much of his theory concentrates on the need for the presence of a strong central authority within society in order to avoid the evils of rebellion and civil
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influenced the American government. He believed in freedom of speech and religion‚ which is where we get this from. Locke believed that everyone was equal. Which I guess really never influenced our government that much because we have dealt with slavery and yet today we still have issues with equality. Montesquieu came up with the separation of powers. He got this idea from Locke and Aristotle. He said that in order to have a successful
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to English philosopher John Locke “Men live according to reason‚ without a common superior on earth‚ to judge between them‚ is properly the state of nature.” (D18) Locke is saying that only nature can judge humans and no other human has the right to judge another because men are all equal and no one is superior to the other. “We are like chameleons‚ we take our hue and the color of our moral character‚ from those who are around us…the mind is a blank slate” (D18) Locke explains that the human mind
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strong influences on countries throughout the world were Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ and Karl Marx. These three people all had strong opinions in the concept of government rule and the effects towards the people. Thomas Hobbes had very strong beliefs in how monarchy was the best form of government. He talks about how this is the only way peace can be sustained‚ and how everything within a country would stay organized. John Locke on the other hand‚ had views of an equal government‚ ruled by man as a whole
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John Locke and Rene Descartes were two of the most influential philosophers of the 17th century. The two of them both sought answers to aid them in understanding things about knowledge‚ such as how we attain it and what exactly it is‚ and they also had differing opinions about whether or not there was absolute certainty in knowledge. Although it can be said that the philosophies of Locke and Descartes were different‚ I believe that they have a few things in common. Both Locke and Descartes definitions
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ailment or lack of good health. In 1693‚ in London‚ a famous philosopher by the name of John Locke wrote an essay/book called‚ “Some Thoughts Concerning Education”. In it‚ he writes‚ “..I do not intend any other but such as suited to the child’s capacity and apprehension” “..they must be treated as rational creatures.. Make them sensible by the mildness of your carriage and composure” When Locke write this he means that if you show your child no emotion‚ your manner will teach them that everything
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Enlightenment Philosopher|Lived|Publications|Enlightenment Principle| Adam Smith|||| John Locke|||| Thomas Hobbes|||| Voltaire|||| Baron Charles de Montesquieu|||| Jean-Jacques Rousseau|||| Thomas Jefferson|||| William Blackstone|||| John Locke (1632-1704) The British philosopher John Locke was especially known for his liberal‚ anti-authoritarian theory of the state[->0]‚ his empirical theory of knowledge‚ his advocacy of religious toleration‚ and his theory of personal identity
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(2005). New York: Pearson Prentice Hall pg. 56:‚ n.d. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.sofia.edu/about/carl_jung.php>. Uzgalis‚ William. "John Locke (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. N.p.‚ 2 Sept. 2001. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/#SocConThe>. Sproule‚ Wayne. "Personal Identity; Political Philosophy." Philosophy in action. Markham‚ Ont.: Fitzhenry & Whiteside‚ 2003
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