John Locke's essay on Civil Government states that, "The people shall be judge". This statement refers to what Locke believes should be the means of forming the proper government. ... Locke says that man has no right to, "take away or impair the life," of another. ... Rousseau, like Locke, does not believe in an absolute or unlimited government. ... Locke favored a representative government that is quite similar to America's today. ...

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Two of the more interesting theories are John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. ... Locke, overall, had by far the best ideas on human nature. ... Locke's theory however proved to work more effectively. ... Hobbes and Locke had different ideas on this, but Locke's ideas work the best. ... Both Hobbes and Locke had good ideas; however, Locke had the better of the two and we continue to use most of his ideas today. ...

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He also believed in egalitarianism John Locke's (1632-1704) view is one of a more civil society. ... Locke describes the State of Nature as "a state of perfect freedom; second a state of equality; and third, bound by a Law of Nature." Locke's theory is not entirely different then Hobbes, but Locke feels a society without government is ideal. Locke proposes that the masses could govern themselves be in control of there own laws, his ideal society would have a governing body with very limited powers. ...

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Locke was born in Wrington in Somerset County of Britain. ... While Cooper was on the throne, Locke experienced power as well, but when Cooper was overthrown, Locke fled to mainland Europe. ... LOCKE'S WRITING Locke is best known for his Essay Concerning Human Understanding(1690). ... Locke is also a famous Social Contract theorist, and many people believe that the Social Contract originates in Locke's Philosophy. ... Locke is also a famous Social Contract theorist, and many people believe that the Social Contract originates in Locke's Philosophy. ...

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John Locke, an English philosopher who is considered the "Father of Classical Liberalism", hassles Rene Descartes argument by asking the presence of physical pain experienced in reality versus pain experienced within a dream. ... John Locke's claim is that we cannot have the same physical presence of pain in dreams as we seemingly have in real life. ... While John Locke's assertion is logical, the conclusion of the study in 1998 was as follows. ... In having two useful insights from two separate philosophers, John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, I can support my argument against t...

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They are Plato, Cicero, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Charles Montesquieu. ... Locke also believed in the natural state and that everyone is granted natural which no one can interfere with. ... Locke believed that the main role of the government should be to protect the people's natural rights. Locke never wanted there to be a sovereign power and that there should be limits placed on the government's power to be sure it remains fair. ...

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Thomas Hobbes wrote that life without government would be life "in a state of nature - solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short". He also thought uncivilized times, in times before government, there existed continual war with "every man, against every man". What has been argued for years is the que...

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