John Locke's Views on Rebellion and Civil Disobedience

Liberty University   Outline I. John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau are the three philosophers that have the most developed view of human nature as it applies to government. a. Each of these philosophers has a literary work or works that look at human nature and its application to government. b. We will be examining Locke’s Second Treatise of Government, Rousseau in On the Social Contract and Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, and Hobbes’s view in Leviathan. c. The specific topics

justice, and today all of them are revered as being the most patriotic of all people. The attribution of patriotism to people who commit acts of civil disobedience is lawful and just, because

But as the British began to impose laws and taxes that denied colonists of those views, many sought a change in the relationship between the British and colonists. As colonists realized that change was no longer possible, the idea of independence began to develop. What really sparked the American Revolution was the parliamentary enforcement of taxes onto the colonies without proper representation, the obstruction of civil liberties that lead colonists away from British rule, English military measures

enlightenment figures Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Both of these archetypal figures were writing at a time of religious and social uncertainty within England. Locke was primarily a physician but was most well-known for writing ‘Two Treatise of Government’ (1690). Hobbes however, was well versed in science and metaphysics, while also being well acquainted with the relationship between philosophy and politics, he wrote ‘the Leviathan’ (1651). Writing at a time of civil war, causing social, religious and

what they are today. It includes the cruelty and hardships the people had to go through. 2. What is Zinn's thesis for pages 1-11? He will be as blunt as he can to show what history has hidden from people. To tell history from the victim's point of view, thus the title, a people's history. 3. According to Zinn, how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? He is portrayed as a hero for