this opinion to formulate their own arguments. For example‚ Locke’s “Second Treatise of Civil Government” contains his analysis of human nature. While keeping “individuals” in mind‚ Locke proposes certain regulations necessary for a functioning government. Locke’s treatise is primarily a reflection of the Protestant Ethic and its correlation to administration. “The Second Treatise of Civil Government’ discusses a nation of peace and safety‚ a society based on equality‚ and a country that with all
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Revolutionaries of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century (p. 783) 3. John Locke wrote the Second Treatise of Civil Government. Which of the following was not one of John Locke’s main ideas? (p. 783) 4. Which one of the following was not one of the basic ideals of the Enlightenment thinkers? (p. 784) 5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ in his Social Contract‚ argued that in every country the sovereign voice of government (p. 784) 6. After the end of the Seven Years’ War‚ (p. 784) 7. The Declaration
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First‚ I explore John Locke’s conception of substance. After‚ I argue that Locke’s theory of substance is necessary for his theory of identity‚ and therefore philosophically vital for Locke’s ethical and political theories. I consider objections to Locke‚ but ultimately defend Locke’s theory of substance and its primacy in Locke’s overall philosophy through a different interpretive approach. Locke’s Substrata: John Locke’s doctrine of substratum—a metaphysical theory that posits that an imperceptible
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Thomas Hobbes contribution was the suggestion that the social order was made by human beings and therefore could be changed by human beings. Hobbes looked on the individual as selfish‚ concerned with self-preservation‚ searching for power‚ and (potentially at least) at war with others. For Hobbes‚ in the state of nature‚ there was a war of all against all and life is nasty‚ brutish‚ and short. Since individuals are rational‚ they agree to surrender their individual rights to the sovereign in order
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The Philosophies of Enlightenment: Compare and contrast views of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes The Enlightenment‚ also named the Age of reason‚ was an era for the period of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The term “Enlightenment” also specifically talks about a rational movement. Moreover‚ this movement provided a basis for the American and French Revolutions. During this period‚ philosophers started to realize that by using reason they can find answers to their questions and solutions
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DESCARTES AND LOCKE (Knowledge) One of the most important branches in philosophy‚ is Epistemology‚ which means‚ theory of knowledge. So far‚ philosophers have made many attempts to discover the source of knowledge‚ the standards or criteria by which we can judge the reliability of knowledge. We tend to be satisfied with think what we know about almost everything‚ even though sometimes we are shocked to discover that something that we thought it was sure and certain
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Between the 16th and 18th centuries‚ many people began to think about these questions. In 1651‚ an English political philosopher named Thomas Hobbes published a book on the nature of man‚ titled The Leviathan. Four decades later‚ another English thinker named John Locke published his theories about mankind in its natural state‚ titled Second Treatise of Civil Government. Locke’s and Hobbes’s controversial writings about mankind sparked a new era of political philosophy‚ called the Enlightenment. An intellectual
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that has been greatly influential. Two specific philosophers Thomas Hobbes and Thomas Aquinas‚ evaluate Aristotle’s perspective of the political nature in relation to mankind. Thomas Aquinas uses Aristotle’s principles as a foundation for his reasoning in writing “On Law‚ Morality‚ and Politics.” He modifies Aristotle argument by contributing the religious sphere into the fundamental principles of his political teachings. Thomas Hobbes‚ on the contrary‚ is a lot more critical of Aristotle and attacks
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pertaining to a hot button issue in the United states‚ specifically the second amendment. Seeing that the 2016 presidential elections has is a major topic of conversation‚ it would be appropriate to attempt to analyze the second amendment discussion using Hobbes’ logic. The class example suggested that the supporter of the second amendment not only believe that one require arms in order to protect themselves‚ however‚ fear even moreso the event that the sovereign becomes tyrannical. Evaluating the topic
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Dr Richard Murphy- FWPT Michaelmas Essay 1 Charlotte Yeldon Words 1‚997. Is the aim of the social contract to establish freedom‚ equality or merely ‘peace’? How far is it successful‚ and at what cost? (Hobbes‚ Locke‚ Rousseau) The Social Contract is a theory that originated during the Enlightenment‚ which addresses the questions of the origin of society and the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual. Social contract arguments typically posit that individuals have consented
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