These theorists John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau both analyze these ideas and declare that man subjects themselves to government by creating a social contract amongst themselves. ... Locke also declares that people are born like a blank slate and are innocent. ... Rousseau differs from Locke slightly in his belief of how man behaves in a state of nature. ... Locke differs from Rousseau in this way that Locke believes it is beneficial to have different specialized parts of the government that all come together to make decisions. ... Philosophers John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, altho...

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Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed theories on human nature and how men govern themselves. ... On the other hand, John Locke believes the original state of nature is a state of perfect freedom where men do whatever it is in their will and ability to accomplish. ... Locke has these views because he has more faith in people than Hobbes. ... The war caused Locke to dislike violence and extremes. ... Locke is opposed to Hobbes" view of royal absolutism. ...

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Locke and Rousseau were two great philosophers of the Enlightenment. ... Rousseau and Locke begin their work on political theory with a discussion on the state of nature. ... According to Locke this Law of Reason restrains men from infringing on the rights of others. ... Rousseau would argue that reason is an evil itself and therefore Locke's State of Nature is flawed. As with Rousseau before, we must question how Locke's State of Nature becomes today's society. ...

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John Locke's Two Treaties on Government written in 1694 were the root of political ideas that developed during the Enlightenment. ... Locke saw humans as good, rational, social, cooperative, and tolerant. ... Locke promoted the idea that when every individual pursues happiness, cooperation is promoted causing individual and general welfare to coincide. ... Jean-Jacques Rousseau was another French political thinker of the Enlightenment era inspired by Locke. ... Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau were three political thinkers who ideas flourished in the Enlightenment. ...

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John Locke and Thomas Hobbes can be considered the fathers of the liberal doctrine. ... John Locke can be considered the first and greatest exponent of political liberalism. ... (Locke, 1821). ... (Locke, 1821). ... John Stuart Mill is another author who has exposed his theory about govern, democracy and political representation. ...

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Social Contract Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacque Rousseau are the thinkers of "modern solution". ... Unlike Hobbes Locke was liberal democrat, which (liberal democracy) especially concentrates on human rights. ... And Locke" liberal attitude was "mitigation" of Hobbes's ideas.1 He finds another reason for social contract: People in state of nature are equal, independent and not aggressive as Hobbes asserts. ... In Locke's state of nature the man act, motivate in terms of mutual love among men. ... Talking about the necessity if social contract Locke shows that he is again...

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