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    John Locke outlinect

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    Christian Thogolith Professor kasiano Paul EN 108 Intro to Philosophy 21 April 2015 John Locke “Rationalism is the thought that appeals to reason or intellect a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification.” “It is typically contrasted with empiricism‚ which appeals to sensory experience as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification.” John Locke argues that‚ “We come to this world knowing nothing whatsoever.” (Warburton 74). He believes that experience teaches

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    Locke Innate Knowledge

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    Innate ideas John Locke‚ a renowned English philosopher in the seventeenth century‚ argued against the pre-existing prevalent belief of innate knowledge‚ such as those led by Descartes. Many of Locke’s arguments begin with criticisms on philosophers’ opinion on innate knowledge‚ notably Descartes. Therefore‚ many of Locke’s arguments are direct rebuttals of Descartes and other philosophers’ beliefs about the existence of innate knowledge. To arrive at the conclusion

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    John Locke Synthesis

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    to protect each man’s freedom. The law of nature Hobbes creates a state of nature where each man fights and survives for himself. In Hobbes’s state of nature there is no way for each man to thrive. Locke believes that not all men are evil and sets the law of nature to be livable for all individuals. Locke does not follow Hobbes’s brutal state of nature by not allowing men to violate the rights of other individuals. Individuals create societies and give them the strength in order to prosper. By sacrificing

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    similar situations coming to a different end result. 18th century enlightenment thinkers influenced the way 20th century thinkers perceived humans which influenced later generations. Rousseau‚ Marx‚ and Nietzsche all believed that humans are trapped by society which forces them to be less than they can be. Rousseau and Marx wanted to create forms of government in order to limit the amount of inequality that was presented within the society‚ but Nietzsche argues this only creates more suppression

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    Locke-Hurston Comparison

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    And Do You Locke‚ Take Thee Hughes? In a comparison of the essays “The New Negro” by Alain Locke and “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” by Langston Hughes‚ there exists both similarities and differences. But‚ what are most striking are the differences between the two‚ especially in terms of purpose‚ tone‚ and audience. Locke and Hughes wrote their essays during the heart of the Harlem Renaissance; 1925 and 1926‚ respectively. Both men were writing from that vantage point‚

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    Locke vs Hobbes

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    Hobbes vs Locke Thomas Hobbes‚ and John Locke both developed theories on human nature‚ the state of nature‚ how men govern themselves and the dynamics of the social contract. With the passing of time‚ political views on the philosophy of government steadily changed. In spite of their differences‚ Hobbes‚ and Locke‚ became two of the most influential political theorists in the world. Hobbes believed that man is not by nature a social animal‚ that society could not exist except by the power of

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    Enlightenment John Locke (August 29‚ 1632- October 28‚ 1704) was a British philosopher. Locke is considered the first of the British Empiricists‚ but is equally important to social contract theory. His ideas had enormous influence on the development of epistemology and political philosophy‚ and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers and contributors to liberal theory. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau‚ many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers‚ as well

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    Locke Vs Descartes

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    researching Locke’s ideas and how they ultimately derive from experience‚ as well as examining his account of the origin of the idea of God‚ it is evident that Descartes’ alternative source of our idea of God challenges and contradicts Locke’s account. Locke states‚ “Experience is the source of all our ideas” (366b). On the other hand‚ Descartes says the following about God: “ God a certain substance that is infinite‚ independent supremely intelligent and superbly powerful…” (51b). Following these concrete

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    Locke Vs Hobbes

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    Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were two of the great political theorists of their time. Both created great philosophical texts that help to describe the role of government in man’s life‚ as well as their views of man’s state of nature. Even though both men do have opposite views on many of their political arguments‚ the fact that they are able to structure their separate ideologies on the state of man in nature is the bond that connects them. Both men look toward the creation of civil order in order

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    apply realistically as pedagogy. Rousseau was a French philosopher of the eighteenth century‚ he argued that children should not be told what to learn‚ instead they should learn for themselves through experiences and his pedagogies of "negative education"‚ "the discipline of natural consequences"‚ and "the discipline of lost opportunities" (Entwistle in Bayley‚ 89). He believed that anything man-made was corrupt and that children should be taught by nature. Rousseau believed in order to preserve a

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