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    people were discovered and known for their work and theories that they made or predicted. People profession at that time were writers, artists, scientists, philosophers and astronomy. Two of the most famous political philosophers were John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. John Locke is a political philosopher that dislikes leaders ruling in a dictatorship way and not giving their people their rights that they are born with. He admires rulers that rule in a democracy way and treat their people well and give them

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    I think that John Locke is right on human nature. I think that because he thinks government should protect our natural rights and so we can enjoy those rights to a greater extent. He set the way for the Declaration of Independence, but also the way John Locke thinks has so to do with what our life is like now with government and the people. Right now we live in a Democracy, which is what John Locke wanted, it’s where people have a say in some of the things that happen. An example is like people vote

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    the Enlightenment era is John Locke. His contributions proved great importance to the development of epistemology and political philosophy during those times, and is regarded as the most influential thinker to contribute to the liberal theory of government. John Locke wrote many critical documents relating to the separation of powers and how people should be governed. In essence, it can be argued that the actual writer of The Declaration of Independence is actually John Locke due to his ideas of rejecting

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    how Thomas Jefferson’s theory of revolution follows the speculation of government from the philosopher John Locke. We’ll additionally discuss Thomas Hobbes’s theory of government. Both John Locke and Jefferson’s theories contributed to the American Revolution and to the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson’s theory of revolution found within the Declaration of Independence follows John Locke’s theory of government in multiple aspects, as well as in both the description of freedom of opportunity

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    foundational base in philosophies of human nature. John Locke and James Madison were two philosophers with similar beliefs on human nature, whose philosophies helped form a basis of the economic and political systems present today in the US. John Locke and his philosophies heavily influenced James Madison, but while Locke provided logic in the role of government protecting natural rights, Madison formed the actual blueprints of a government. Locke in his treatises of civil government and Madison in

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    rules and laws of society that have been forgotten through time? John Locke a rational and just man who usually battles his arguments with morals and logic speaks in his treatise chapter V about God. John Locke opens the chapter speaking about equality and that God gave the earth to the children of man therefore no one was granted more than the other. Locke took his stance on the appropriation of lands and earthly possessions. Locke proposed the theory of labor. Locke’s

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    John Locke and Thomas Hobbes John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, two English Enlightenment philosophers, were both very influential politically and philosophically despite having almost opposite beliefs. While each individually influenced later documents and events such as the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution, they had an equally big impact in history. Today, everyone recognizes natural rights and the modern system of government uses social contracts every day. Thomas Hobbes

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    Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were both English Philosophers Thomas Hobbes was an English scholar and philosopher, born in 1588. He was interested in the nature of government. Thomas would write about politics, geometry, physics, religion, and history. Hobbes saw people as selfish and quickly to fight humans. He thought people would just go to war to fight for what they want. Hobbes believed that people that people should agree to give up some rights and power, in exchange for protection, though they

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    Two 17th century English thinkers, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke had two very different and significant opinions and thoughts about human nature , and the roles of government placed within it. Thomas Hobbes was a man who believed that people were born into this world naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish. Hobbes believed only a strong government such as an absolute monarchy could ensure an orderly society with control , order, and civilisation. Locke on the other hand, had a completely antithetical and

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    used by Thomas Hobbes to define royal authority. However John Locke who wrote the two treaties on government” in the 1680’s reinforce the meaning of a new social contract theory. In his version of social contract, he stated “men surrendered a part of their right to govern them selves in order to enjoy the benefits of the rule of law”(Foner, 149). In his argument, natural right such as life, liberty and proper play a huge role. According to Locke, Government or political system is form by equal individuals

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