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    history as during this period‚ the “human ability to reason was glorified.” John Locke was an English man who believed that “the power of the government to rule must come from the consent of the governed.” That is to say‚ that the people should be able to choose who governs them. Locke also came up with the idea of “natural rights—the view that everybody has the right of life‚ liberty and the ownership of property.” Also‚ Locke had the idea of “social contract” which is the concept that

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    chapters eight and chapter nine in Faith& Reflection and seeing two different definitions of what John Locke and David Hume think a miracle is to them‚ I definitely have two new views on the definition of a miracle and I am very eager to share my thoughts with you. To start off‚ I want to be clear and state that I believe that John Locke’s thoughts and beliefs on miracles could in principle‚ be justified. Locke not only gives his personal definitions but‚ he backs them up with stories and facts. Although

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    citizen formed? Citizens of society can be defined in many ways from the political liberalist Aristotle to Rousseau the romantic and finally looking at empiricism by Locke. versions of citizenship we can decide what is a citizen. Aristotle explains what he believes is a citizen and how they can contribute to the society. Rousseau and Locke believe in free learning to develop the citizen and we are all equal. People think we should help children to become good citizens‚ but what is a good citizen. It

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    This philosophical study will define the contrasting forms of government that are the result of John Locke’s belief in the innate good of humankind in contrast to the innate evil of Thomas Hobbes’ authoritarian governance. Locke and Hobbes initially agree on a pre-history of human life in the “state of nature” by acknowledging the less organized rules and laws of human civilization under God. In agreement‚ these philosophers understand the “invention” of governments by human beings through the authority

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    president is elected to serve the interests of the people. He represents the will of the majority‚ just as the title suggests. He is authorized to make decisions‚ but he alone does not have full control. In an essay concerning civil government‚ John Locke describes how a government functions. According to him‚ the only way a government can exist is when the people individually consent to the power of the government under majority rule. In order for a government to exist the people must submit

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    natural condition of mankind was a state liberty in which one was able to conduct one’s life as they saw fit. Like Rousseau’s‚ it was a time of peace between the people‚ but Locke’s was not necessarily a solitary life. • The state of nature for Locke was a state wherein there were no civil authorities or governments to punish people for transgressions against laws‚ but was not a state without morality. It was pre-political‚ but was not pre-moral. In it‚ persons were assumed to be equal to one another

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    was to A: Revise the Articles of Confederation Q: James Madison’s conclusions of examination of historical data on republics‚ confederations‚ and aristocracies to learn about the formation of government are found in A: Federalist papers Q: John Lock’s notion of the “___” might best be exemplified today by international relations between the superpowers A: state of nature Q: What was the central issue in the framing of the US Constitution? A: how strong to make the central government

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    John Locke vs. Thomas Hobbes The new ways of thinking developed during the scientific revolution began to extend into other areas of life beyond that of just science. Scholars and philosophers began to rethink the old ideas about religion‚ economics‚ and education. The Enlightenment started from key ideas put forth by two English political thinkers of the 1600s‚ Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Both men experienced hardships England early in that century in the English civil war but they ended up getting

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    Discussions brought up by thinkers such as John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ and Jean-Jacques Rousseau encouraged the political revolutionaries in the development of the birth of the rights of a man‚ beliefs of equality‚ freedoms‚ and liberalism. Along with it came the arrival of the “self-made” man‚ referring

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    In The Second Treatise of Government‚ Locke asserts that humans are born with a natural right to life‚ liberty and property. He further explains that these individuals are bound morally to respect the rights of every member of that society. Yet he acknowledges advances in society‚ which impair such state to exist. Locke believes that not all members of the state of nature will respect those rights and further emphasizes the need to create a social contract‚ which protects these rights. For the only

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