Rousseau argues that this state was and still is the perfect state for man, where he is free, autonomous and virtuous. Locke agrees with Rousseau, that man is free naturally, but also adds that people are entitled to three undeniable rights: life, liberty and property. Since the definitions contained in their respective literature are distinct from one another, this essay will explore Rousseau and Locke's respective theories in Social Contract and Second Treatise, on the State of Nature and realizing freedom. ... Locke's essential argument is that people are born equal, with natural...

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In this essay I will define democracy focusing my attention on the representative model. ... Differently in Locke's state of nature humans do have rationality and they are, according to liberal philosophy, equal and free. ... In Rousseau's state of nature men are free and equal, the civilization is what made them corrupted. ... "The problem is to find a form of association which will defend and protect with the whole common force the person and goods of each associate, and in which each, while uniting himself with all, may still obey himself alone, and remain as free as before. ...

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According to Locke, the original state of nature was happy and characterized by reason and tolerance; all human beings were equal and free to pursue "life, health, liberty, and possessions." ... Montesquieu argued in his essay "Spirit of the Laws- that this was necessary to prevent the abuse of power, which he felt was the nature of humans. ...

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He wrote on philosophy, science, music, and art, and wrote novels, essays, and dramatic pieces Rousseau's most important work is The Social Contract that describes the relationship of man with society. ...

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Using ideas inspired from Locke's essay, the application of natural rights, another concept Locke is well known for, can be applied to animal species that are proven to experience and feel as humans do. ... The rights further mentioned are rights that apply specifically to animals, such as the right to life and the right to be free from torture, not societal rights that encompass only humans. ...

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