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    Rousseau Natural Rights

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    Rousseau and Natural Rights Men should be allowed their natural rights, that men are born to: Life, Liberty, and Property and the government shouldn’t be able to take away from those rights. I believe that an equal relationship between the government and the people means that the government’s power is limited by the will of the people. The most important aspect of my social contract is that man should keep their inalienable natural rights. The government is there to ensure laws are enforced and people

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    Liberty. It is no collective movement; it is not a “group effort”. Liberty is a battle that one must undertake—alone. Liberty means something different to everyone…but his, hers, my, their, our, your liberty is the same thing. Liberty is a mindset; it is a choice that everyone makes by themselves. You can’t fight for liberty together. That would be freedom. Freedom affects a society; freedom is what separates tribe from tribe, culture from culture, religion from religion, and country from country

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    Kerry Wang Ms.Antonini 9th Grade World History II March 21st 2017 Social and political in Enlightenment Age of Enlightenment rearranged politics and social in earthshaking ways. This culture movement embraced several types of philosophies, or approaches to thinking and exploring the world. Most of philosopher stay in cafe share their idea together. Many of ideas developed during the Enlightenment influenced our today’s society. However, that many of ideas of the Enlightenment had a negative impact

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    Chain Of Being

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    The concept of The Great Chain of Being, the order of ruling authority in beings and non-beings, was not always controversial in Europe.In early Europe development, The Great Chain of Being was painted as God as the highest authority and then the wealth order of man, followed by animals.This idea was supported greatly by the church but humanistic ideas began to test the church’s authority.The Renaissance brought about the question: Is it king or clergy that controls the government and its people

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    The Age of Enlightenment was arguably one of the most defining eras in history regarding the transition of cultures from pre-modern traditions to current modern thought and philosophy. The Enlightenment came about through many intellectuals’ desires to separate from centuries old political and social traditions, such as absolutism and divine right. The movement advocated the use of reason rather than focusing on religion and began to break away from the bonds of religious tyranny, as well as long-standing

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    Constitutionalism The concept constitutionalism was created to contradict the methods of absolutism. This form of government was set into motion by John Locke, who was born in England on August 29th, 1632. He became one of the most influential people of the seventeenth century, and before his death on October 28th, 1704, he was bestowed the title of the father of liberal philosophy. His ideology was used to model this society and would later serve as a foundation for the government of the North

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    In The Discourse of Inequality, Rousseau exemplifies his belief that one should live in a small community. Rousseau states: If I had to make choice of the place of my birth, I should have preferred a society which had an extent proportionate to the limits of the human faculties (p. 2). He believes that one thrives in a society where everyone knows one another and often sees one another. In such community, the citizens will grow with one another to become the best citizens to their own people. Rousseau

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    john Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were both Enlightenment thinkers concerned with the liberties of men. Both men believe that all men are born into the state of nature equally. However, Locke believes that men are born into a state of perfect freedom and equality whereas Rousseau believes that men are chained to the other men in their community. The concern that both thinkers have for the liberty of men lead them to both write works concerning a social contract between men with similar and differing

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    Jean Jacques Rousseau idealizes pre societal human life, while Thomas Hobbes suggests that it was too unpleasant and man needs government. The main difference between Hobbes and Rousseau is their conceptions on human nature. Hobbes believes people are all inheritably evil. Moreover, people will do whatever they need (including violent actions) to get what they want. Furthermore, Hobbes theorises that society needs a strong ruler that is beyond challenge, to stop the natural evil ambitions of people

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    Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a renown philosopher from the mid-1700s. His clear-stated opinions are influential, giving forth a great part in the development of modern education and political thoughts. Some may say his thoughts are inspiring a true look into our society and its flaws, while others may see a harsher disproportion to what they refuse to accept. I, for one, believe that Rousseau’s points in the argument of human nature are the most crucial in distinguishing his “pessimistic” view on our

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