Category: John Locke

Locke And Hobbes: The Political Theory Of Society English philosophers Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and John Locke (1632-1704) have both made large contributions to develop the political thoughts of society. Before we dive into each of their ideas, we need to be aware of the contexts from which they arose. Their vastly different individual circumstances have…

The Second Treatise Of Government By John Locke And The Republic By Plato The Second Treatise of Government by John Locke and The Republic by Plato is historically significant philosophical and political theorists figures. John Locke greatly influenced the American Constitution based on ideas on liberal government. Plato expanded the ideas of his teacher Socrates…

Locke And Rousseau’s Ideas On Society And Politics John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau have very opposite ideals as to how society and politics could best be run. While Locke believes in the state of nature, Rousseau thinks that general will is best. I will explain the differences between Locke and Rousseaus ideas and argue that…

States Of Human Nature: Pico De Mirandola, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau And John Locke In this day and age, people are living one of the most depressing and demoralizing fragment of the 21st century. Because of this dark and difficult time, its crucial to understand why we are looking through the prism of pessimism and…

Bookends Of Enlightenment: John Locke And Olaudah Equiano In the seventeenth century, The Scientific Revolution brought light to people challenging previous ideas and thinking freely on the ideas of science. This was a new concept, as previously, the world ran on tradition, and authority was never to be questioned. However, this new idea of thinking…

John Locke’s Idea Of Tabula Rasa Nature vs. nurture is an age old debate dating back to the 1800s. There have been hundreds of psychologists, scientists, religious leaders and even ordinary people who argue their view on the subject. John Locke was one of these people, a renowned British philosopher, who is best known for…

Strengths And Weaknesses Of Viewpoint Of John Locke John Locke was born on August 22, 1632, in Wrington, Somerset, a small village in England. Locke grew up with both parents Puritans and as such, he was raised that way. His religion believed that everyone was born into a state of nature and that everyone had…

Analytical Essay on Locke’s Natural Law Theory to suggest that Locke gets half the story right on the issue of tolerance. The arguments for and against tolerance are based on the beliefs and opinions of the citizens who are supposed to live within these regulations. In the case of toleration however, not only did Locke…

John Locke’s Idea Of Tabula Rasa Nature vs. nurture is an age old debate dating back to the 1800s. There have been hundreds of psychologists, scientists, religious leaders and even ordinary people who argue their view on the subject. John Locke was one of these people, a renowned British philosopher, who is best known for…

Strengths And Weaknesses Of Viewpoint Of John Locke John Locke was born on August 22, 1632, in Wrington, Somerset, a small village in England. Locke grew up with both parents Puritans and as such, he was raised that way. His religion believed that everyone was born into a state of nature and that everyone had…