Essays Tagged: "John Locke"

Natural Law

but the overall outlookchanged with the times.                 John Locke was a great philosopher from the middle of the 17th century.He was a primary contribut ...

(3 pages) 185 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Enlightened Philosophers, the Light Bulb of the 1700's, Voltaire, Lock, Luther King and Galileo

their ideas and actions. Two philosophers whose ideas and actions changed society are Voltaire and John Lock. Martin Luther and Galileo also changed society.John Lock and Voltaire both fought for bas ... holic religion have the right to torment other religions. As a result of this, Voltaire was exiled. John Lock also fought for human rights. He thought that government should protect the people. John L ...

(2 pages) 55 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

John Locke

English philosopher, John Locke, based his theories on natural law. Locke, as well as another philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, ... , called natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. Thomas Jefferson, valued the views of John Locke.Jefferson based some of the Declaration of Independence on Locke's views. In the Declarat ...

(1 pages) 282 0 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Tension Between Majority Rule and Minority Rights Throughout History

overnment ofstate and it's constituents. From the times where such philosophers as Thomas Hobbesand John Locke put forth their respective theories of a state of nature and social contract,mankind has ... ract,mankind has been enthralled with the separation of government and the population itcontrolled. John Locke proposed that there has always been a need for a "socialcontract"-that is an understandin ...

(4 pages) 74 0 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Tension Between Majority Rule and Minority Rights Throughout History

overnment ofstate and it's constituents. From the times where such philosophers as Thomas Hobbesand John Locke put forth their respective theories of a state of nature and social contract,mankind has ... ract,mankind has been enthralled with the separation of government and the population itcontrolled. John Locke proposed that there has always been a need for a "socialcontract"-that is an understandin ...

(4 pages) 58 0 3.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

An articulated elucidation of Locke's theory on private property and the implications it imposes on sovereigntyheory of Property

rhaps one of, if not the, most historically influential political thinkers of the western world was John Locke. John Locke, the man who initiated what is now known as British Empiricism, is also consi ... n of the good life, that is life, liberty, and most importantly estate.Bibliography:Aaron, Richard, John Locke, Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1963.Bowie, James, Twenty Questions: An Introduction t ...

(8 pages) 175 0 3.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Mill and Locke's conception of Freedom

John Locke believes that man ought to have more freedom in political society than John Stuart Mill d ... in political society than John Stuart Mill does. John Locke's The Second Treatise of Government and John Stuart Mill's On Liberty are influential and potent literary works which while outlining the co ... each thinkers ideal state present two divergent visions of the very nature of man and his freedom. John Locke and John Stuart Mill have different views regarding how much freedom man ought to have in ...

(8 pages) 240 0 3.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

The nature/nurture controversy and the extent to which an individuals intellectual level is determined

ent century with at least some historical evidence placing the roots of this dispute in the time of John Locke. This controversy has continued despite continual reiteration that the critical question ...

(10 pages) 531 2 2.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The Significance of Reason, discussed in John Locke's "The Second Treatise of Civil Government", and in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's, "Emile"

The significance of reason is discussed both in John Locke's, The Second Treatise of Civil Government, and in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's, Emile. Howeve ... to compare the different meanings that each man considered to be the accurate definition of reason.John Locke believed that the state "all men are naturally in ... is a state of perfect freedom" (122 ... y the merging of natural law (fundamental law) and positive law (the law of the majority of others).John Locke believed that conformity is what enhances society. His ideal was for everyone to be fully ...

(5 pages) 165 0 3.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Concerns With Locke's Theory

John Locke was a seventeenth century philosopher. In his Essay Concerning Human Understanding Locke ...

(4 pages) 236 2 4.4 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Inferring Freedom and Equality. Speaks of Jean Jacques Rousseau

an Constitution and the basis of this nation's bureaucracy adopted many of his opinions, along with John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, into the making of legitimate society. The American government still d ...

(4 pages) 144 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

In this discussion we will look at the meaning and nature of the social contract as seen from the point of view of political theorists, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.

ure of the social contract as seen from the point of view of political theorists, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.General Social ContractAccording to Roland (1994): "The fundamental basis for government ... unlawful, good and evil, are merely commands, merely the will of the ruler.Social Contract via LockeJohn Locke on the other hand, said in using a social contract,"We give up our right to ourselves exa ...

(8 pages) 462 0 4.0 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Locke on soverinty

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and John Locke (1632-1704) should be thought of as two of the greatest political philosophers England ev ... Government (1689), which is considered his greatest contribution in the realm of political theory, John Locke specifically centers his view on a rather narrowly defined aspect of politics, the part, ... Online] Available at: http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/thomas_hobbes/leviathan.htmlLocke, John. (2001, October 30) "Two Treatises of Government," [Online] Available at: http://wiretap.spies. ...

(5 pages) 161 0 4.8 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

In this discussion we will look at the meaning and nature of the social contract as seen from the point of view of political theorists, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.

ure of the social contract as seen from the point of view of political theorists, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.General Social ContractAccording to Roland (1994): "The fundamental basis for government ... unlawful, good and evil, are merely commands, merely the will of the ruler.Social Contract via LockeJohn Locke on the other hand, said in using a social contract,"We give up our right to ourselves exa ...

(8 pages) 226 0 4.6 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Social contract in the view of Rousseau and Locke

English political theorist, John Locke focuses primarily on the framework of justifiable and workable government, all other issu ... au was born in Switzerland but spent the majority of his life in France. Rousseau stresses, as does John Locke, the idea of a social contract as the basis of society. Locke's version emphasized a cont ... een all members of society, and essentially replaced "natural" rights as the basis for human claims.John Locke . . . Concerning Human UnderstandingIn the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Locke ca ...

(6 pages) 342 0 3.7 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Life-span development chap. notes

traints and salvation are necessary for children to become mature adults* Tabula rasa (17th Century/John Locke) - child is a blank tablet upon which experience writes* Innate Goodness (18th Century/Je ...

(2 pages) 238 0 2.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Ideology and politics

The purpose of this paper is to treat the similarly and differences of liberalism. Iwill use John Locke and Adam Smith to represent classical liberals. John Stuart Mill andJohn Maynard Keynes w ... ssical liberals. John Stuart Mill andJohn Maynard Keynes will be used to show contemporary liberals.John LockeIn John Locke's Second Treatise of Government he develops a theory ofgovernment as a produ ...

(7 pages) 212 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

"An Age of Melancholy Musings" A Comprative/Contrast essay focusing on the American writers of the Neo-Classic period and the Romantic period in literature.

n was usurped by common sense and philosophical conservatism. Revolutionaries such as Thomas Paine, John Locke, and Thomas Jefferson, among others, are the embodiment of Neo-Classic writers. Most of t ...

(2 pages) 59 1 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

What is a Constitution? Explain the difference between a Codified and an Uncodified Constitution. State the Advantages of an Uncodified Constitution.

he basic concept of the modern constitution which is used today was originally based on the idea of John Locke that the country should be governed under rules and guidelines mutually agreed by the pow ...

(3 pages) 110 0 3.9 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

A New Nation-Articles of Confederation-13 colonies

gious Freedom, and the English Bill of Rights. There were also political ideas from leaders such as John Locke and Thomas Pain.But the writers of the Articles soon became aware that there were many ...

(2 pages) 52 0 4.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers