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    that created The United States of America. John Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Rousseau all had a hand in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. John Locke had a focus on natural rights. He thought people were peaceful and moral. He believed in a direct democracy, a government in which the people vote. Montesquieu sharply criticized an absolute monarchy, which Hobbes was a fan of. He

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    attempted to correspond with the English philosopher John Locke about Locke’s book An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Fancher & Rutherford, 2012, p. 51). Locke, who found the contents of Leibniz’s letter misaligned with the man’s esteemed reputation, coolly rebuffed the attempt. Leibniz was not discouraged by Locke’s rejection, however, and went on to expand his ideas in New Essays on Human Understanding (Fancher & Rutherford, 2012, p. 52). Locke died just before the manuscript was completed and

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    John Locke in Contexts Before and After the Glorious Revolution The Age of Reason saw the rapid transformation of Britain in philosophical, political and religious aspects alike. Great minds were flourishing in the resplendent era: Bacon, Leibniz, Hume, John Locke… Among them, John Locke was arguably the most qualified representative of the specified times. As one of the trio of the renowned British Empiricists, a crucial contributor to social contract theory and the founder of Liberalism, he was

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    John Locke’s Character Change People claim that both good and evil can come out of a catastrophic accident. This claim is relevant to John Locke’s being in the series of Lost. Prior to the crash of Oceanic 815, John Locke’s life was significantly different. His determination, the act of trust, and his physical well-being both differ following the crash. Before Oceanic Flight 815 took a turn for the worst, Locke had suffered from extreme betrayal and trust issues. This caused him to have a sense

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    why Thomas Jefferson wrote the famous Declaration of Independence. One of the great philosophers that Thomas Jefferson followed was John Locke. John Locke was a British philosopher who was known for his liberal anti-authoritarian theory of state, his empirical theory of knowledge, his advocacy of religious toleration, and his theory of personal identity. When Locke was developing one of his theories which was to obey the state, he was able to make sense of when starting from an initial state of nature

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    to end the abuses of the state and church. The enlightenment is marked by rising experimentation, scientific accuracy, and reductionism, along with increased questioning of religious beliefs. Three very influential people of the enlightenment are John Locke, François-Marie Arouet also known as

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    dangers like weather, food, and water, shelter, and teamwork. On the island the boys demonstrated Locke and Hobbes ideals. Philosopher John Locke and Thomas Hobbes both have different beliefs and ideals. Thomas Hobbes believes that the only true and correct way to form a government is to have the only monarchy. Which monarchy means only one ruler, he thinks “life is short, nasty and brutish”. While John Locke thinks people are good Hobbes think that people a natural beard. Therefore, He thinks that “

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    Thomas Hobbes During the Age of Absolutism The Age of Absolutism was a time during the 16th to 19th centuries where many political, religious and colonial conflicts were rising. Some philosophers began to analyze the ideas of their civilizations in depth toward the end of this time period as it led into the Age of Enlightenment. One of these philosophers was Thomas Hobbes. He had quite a few accomplishments during his lifetime including writing many books and supporting the popular belief that

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    Enlightenment challenged traditional social practices. The Enlightenment made colonists value justice, equality and the colonists wanted social and political change. During the Enlightenment an English philosopher, John Locke, had challenged the belief that kings had a God-given right to rule. John Locke had also claimed

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    empires led to the rise and fall of many different leaders and in tow their governments. Within such societies, political spokesmen like Machiavelli, Locke, and Marx, interpret their ideas to the people, which still remain significant to this day. One of their main focuses was to raise awareness, on their ideas on trust and human reason. While Locke and Marx urge us to

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