Nature/State of Nature If left to their own devices (no government)‚ how would people behave? Hobbes State of nature is a state of war There would be no regulation of goods‚ services‚ infrastructure‚ awareness of worldly surroundings‚ etc. Locke Living with no government is the proper state of nature A "common judge with authority puts all men in a state of nature" Rousseau "man has no idea of goodness‚ he must be naturally wicked" The bigger the government gets‚ the more animosity builds
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superpowers. We considered this phrase because if everyone were to have superpowers‚ then we wouldn’t wish to have them anymore since everyone has them. Rousseau also stated we must use reason to give the individual rights of life‚ liberty‚ and property. Locke shows his views on liberty by inferring one should have the ability to choose who governs them‚ as well as having their freedom of religion protected. Rousseau expresses his conception toward liberty by explaining whatever the majority of the people
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Rousseau was just interested in people being more natural and true. His views about society coincide with the beliefs of Voltaire. Francois Arouet‚ known as Voltaire‚ was a writer during the Age of Reason who was influenced by Britain‚ Newton‚ and Locke. Like Montesquieu‚ he‚ too‚ disliked democracy. He believed that common people were too emotional to be able to govern themselves. Voltaire argued that the world would improve as ignorance and superstition were replaced by more knowledge (). He fought
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rights and from hurting one another. Doing so can cause war and havoc. Men should be only governed by reason. The next part of the passage questions why a man would ever want to leave the state of nature of freedom to be controlled by a higher power. Locke makes the argument that without a higher power or form of government man’s life and property could be in danger. A government could help secure freedoms and safety. In the state of nature many things are missing including a common law‚ no indifferent
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History suggests that the overwhelming majority of human beings have had to choose between either tyranny or anarchy Correct! True False Question 2 1 / 1 pts The Good Society is what is needed to break the human predicament cycle The Good Society is what is needed to break the human predicament cycle Correct! True False Question 3 1 / 1 pts John Winthrop was an influential Puritan John Winthrop was an influential Puritan Correct! True False Question 4
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society by expanding the people’s freedom‚ liberty‚ rights‚ and equality. Specifically improving their government making‚ economic system‚ religion‚ and equality for all women. The four people to begin improving the society were philosophers John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith‚ and Mary Wollstonecraft. The world changed drastically with the decision making and ideas of these four‚ and many people gained their own rights. The enlightenment of these philosophers changed society‚ by their belief of natural
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conditions of human life itself. Many of the thinkers of the European Enlightenment moved away from medieval thinking toward more modern thoughts regarding government and the role of women in society. Document 1 Second Treatise on Government - John Locke . Political power is that power‚ which every man having in the state of nature‚ has given up into the hands of the society‚ and therein to the governors‚ whom the society hath set over itself‚ with this express or tacit trust‚ that it shall be employed
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Locke believed that people are born a free human being. His main idea is his writing was that if a government should fail the people of the country have the right to become or create a new government. The same rules apply if the citizens decide the government is using their power in the wrong ways. As well as the other philosophers and more to come as I write‚ John Locke wrote many books and was a very influential enlightenment thinker
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Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was an english philosopher in the 17th century. He was born in a time were the church ruled. He was known for his book Leviathan and for his view on politics and social behavior. He said that having a government was a must for us humans because they set rules for us. If there weren’t ruled people would act according to what they like‚ what they want and that is often killing. This means that he believed we needed the government in order to not be in war. Thomas Hobbes
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Hobbes and John Locke are some of the most famous philosophers‚ which also had a huge impact on government. Hobbes and Locke have opposing viewpoints when it comes to the state of nature‚ which refers to the lack of social structures. Hobbes views the natural state as unsatisfactory‚ believes revolutions are wrong and that nature has more of an effect on someone than nurture. However‚ Hobbes and Locke agree that some form of government is needed for society‚ proving that Hobbes and Locke have more differences
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