human beings and that it is knowable by human reason.” This law of nature is the basis of American politics‚ one by which we all live by today. This law included the idea that all human beings are equal‚ “possessing the same natural rights of life‚ liberty‚ and property...” and that all human beings have the “same obligation not to infringe on the rights of other.” Most of laws and justifications Americans
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Libertarian‚ generally misunderstood for the word to describe left wing politics. Today we are going to look into what it means to be a libertarian. John Locke and John Rawls the four fathers of libertarianism lay groundwork for this concept. We will be reviewing today how John Locke approaches property‚ need for money‚ and to be under a power; after this understanding we will move to John Rawls and his theory of justice‚ original position and justification‚ and last the contrast of utilitarianism
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John Locke believes in the Imago Dei‚ that is the belief that humans are made in the image and likeness of God. Since humans are believed to be created in the image and likeness of God‚ Locke proposed that the value of the individual is justified by the authority of God. This means that God gave humans the exclusive right to their body and because there is value in their body then there is value in their labor. From this‚ Locke reasoned that people have a right to private property which is taking
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Discussion Paper One: The Enlightenment Humankind’s search for prosperity‚ equal opportunity‚ and justice took hold as thinkers of the Enlightenment began to encourage such liberties. In “John Locke’s Vindication for the Glorious Revolution: The Social Contract”‚ Locke said that government should protect life‚ liberty‚ and property. The people‚ in return‚ have obligations‚ creating what is called a social contract. Simply put‚ if the government broke this contract the people had the right to
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theories in the state of nature. The state of nature‚ as explained by Locke‚ is “a state of perfect freedom” wherein people are at liberty to “order their actions‚ and dispose of their possessions and persons‚ as they think fit‚ within the bounds of the law of nature” and are not dependent on one another. Locke states that people have the natural right to life‚ liberty‚ and property‚ and every individual has the right to preserve their rights and punish those
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answer that they are those natural rights belonging to individuals by virtue of their humanity. Locke’s focus is primarily based upon the ideas of freedom and equality as a whole. He believes that citizens should naturally possess the right to life liberty
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Liberalism and Socialism share the ideology of separation of church and state. The origin of this idea results from the tragedies executed by the state during the middle ages. The Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition serve as an example of the misuse of power that originated as the church was openly involved in politics. The Enlightenment emerged to counter the church-based thinking‚ because it shifted the focus towards the individual. This new philosophy brought upon the liberal philosopher John
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The philosophy of Classical liberalism typically advocates limited government‚ support of the constitution‚ due process‚ the rule of law and individual liberty. Some of the liberties they advocate and believe should be protected include freedom of speech‚ freedom of the press‚ freedom of assembly‚ freedom of religion and free markets. Classical liberalism was primarily developed during the 1800s in the United States and Britain in response to the Industrial Revolution. Some of the major theorists
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The establishment of a civil society in a political contract also does not protect an individual from domination‚ but instead lead to social inequality. Locke claimed “The only way whereby anyone divests himself of his natural liberty‚ and put on the bonds of civil society‚ is by agreeing with other men to join and unite into a community‚ for their comfortable‚ safe‚ and peaceable living one amongst another‚ in a secure enjoyment of their properties‚ and a greater security against any‚ that are not
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Throughout‚ the years a huge impact aroused by the liberalism philosophy. The main concept of the liberalism is the belief that the government is necessary in order to protect individuals from being harmed. Nevertheless‚ The United Sates has a federal republic government‚ but with the liberalism philosophy arising several people has changed their point of views. The federal republic philosophy and the liberalism philosophy differ in several manners. The problem is compounded when one asks who should
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