PSA 4: Rousseau Q1 Response: How does Rousseau’s conception of the origin of political society compare with that of Locke? Rousseau felt that for personal freedom to thrive‚ there must be a new society governed by a social contract. The separate rights and wills of individuals‚ collectively‚ form the general will. The general will of the population is governed by a social contract. Each individual is entitled to freedom and is equal to his peers under the social contract. It is the government’s
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Significance of the Enlightenment in the development of the scientific method of inquiry The Enlightenment‚ Siècle des Lumières in French‚ usually referred to a series of ideology and culture movements during 1750s-1850s. There were many spheres of knowledge contained in these movements‚ such as: natural science‚ philosophy‚ ethics‚ politics‚ economics‚ literature and education. However‚ the Enlightenment did not originate from France; it was the extension of the Renaissance in Italy in the 14th
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interactions. In order to justify my critique of Hobbes I will begin by presenting both his original argument and a brief view of some modern interpretations before cross examining their conclusions against that of other social contract theorist such as Locke and Rousseau as well as rational logic to present the argument that the state of nature is most certainly not a state of war of all against all. The state of
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John Locke’s The Second Treatise of Civil Government 1690 Summary Locke sets out to describe how a civil government can exist and dissolve based on the laws of nature regarding men. Men are naturally free. Men are born and can gain life‚ health‚ liberty‚ and possessions in which they are free to reign over themselves. He argues that those who take away these rights from people should be punished. There are two states: state of nature and state of equality. A state of equality leads to a community
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philosophies. This pattern of innovation and transformation can be traced all the way back to the eighteenth century were the eminent Baron de Montesquieu‚ John Locke‚ and Jean- Jacques Rousseau paved the way for societal‚ political‚ and spiritual development. Hobbes influenced the thought of people’s direct rule over their government‚ while Locke inspired the belief of non-conformity. Rousseau furthered Locke’s beliefs in stating that all men were equal and that society was the corruption of true desires
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The Enlightenment of the eighteenth century was an intellectual movement and was seen to have different definitions created by a range of philosophes during and after the enlightenment period. These philosophers included Immanuel Kant‚ John Locke‚ Francis Bacon‚ Marquis de Condorcet‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Rene Descartes. Some believed that the enlightenment somewhat defined what we now call modernity and consider to be human. Immanuel Kant quoted in his famous 1784 essay‚ the “Enlightenment
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Liberalism has been created and molded through many time periods‚ with the assistance of various great thinkers and valid viewpoints. Depending on who is asked‚ liberalism may have many different levels to it for them. Factors that could have shaped their view of liberalism may be their heritage and where they live or have lived. Being specific to the quote‚ the first section of it more referring to welfare capitalism‚ while the second part is largely modern liberalism. There are two distinct principles
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world we live in. Furthermore‚ many philosophes brought about new perspectives by applying their reasoning and logic towards social questions. One of the most influential philosophers of the enlightenment more often than not was known as John Locke. Locke
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and eighteenth century) changed the ideas of how we should create a stable and new type of government. The man that started this beloved period was named John Locke. The ideas of John Locke and the Enlightenment Period caused a few philosophers and people who were outspoken about freedoms and rights to shape the American government. Locke was raised in Britain‚ and across the English Channel most of Europe was not following Great Britain. Most governments at that time were absolute monarchies‚
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personal identity and its determents has been always an issue of concern for a lot of philosophers. John Locke was one of the philosophers who were against the Cartesian theory that soul accounts for personal identity. He stated that if the soul is the determinant of personal identity then what if two people share the same soul‚ and wondered if in this case they will be the same person. Locke used the example of Caster and Pollux who share the same soul to proof that soul can’t be used to determine
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