MASTERWORKS OF POLITICAL THEORY Midterm Essay Niccolo Machiavelli, Martin Luther, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke were four political theorists who shared a like mind in the need for the foundation of government and the extent to which its power and authority should reach. ... His essay, Secular Authority: How Far Should It Be Obeyed was, in comparison to the other authors to be discussed herein, based more on the theological thinking of the 16th century. ... With the implementation of government, man's compromise is complete as he enters into the social contract and is free of the f...

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The Enlightenment encouraged several revolutions and helped governments. It influenced the American Revolution and then the French revolutions. The Enlightenment was an 18th century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principals of reason and scientific method to all aspects...

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He wrote an essay which was entitled, 'Thoughts on Education'. And from that essay it could be deciphered that he was most unhappy at school. ... Concept of Human Nature Locke's view on man is summed up in his Essay on Human Understanding. ... He opined in his Essay on Human Understanding, (in three chapters) that there are no universally binding moral laws. ... He thought that all humans are born free. ...

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In Lord of the Flies, many of the natural rights that John Locke proposed are addressed, breached, and sometimes even blatantly abused. The movie addresses important issues regarding the tendencies of human nature and stresses the importance of establishing some type of government. Without governm...

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In this essay there are two main things that I need to address. ... Whether they know it or not, programmes like the NHS, public transport and free education go a long way to helping and improving the lives of the people. ...

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Perfect Society The world we live in today is far from perfect. As a minority, I see these imperfections first hand. There are inequalities between races and gender. I hope most people don't mean to be prejudice or racist but it seems that is how they were brought up. If the environment aroun...

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