How he is by birth as well as how he evolves within the State of Nature are what differs between each philosophers work, The journey into this social phenomenon, the voluntary submission of natural man's rights in order to enter into a form of civil authority or government, is unique to each philosopher. ...
The word "democracy," as well as the concept it represents, can be traced back to the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The beginnings of democracy can be credited to the Greeks of the sixth century BC. The word comes from two Greek words: demos, meaning "the people," and kratein, meaning "to rule." These two words are joined together to form democracy, literally meaning, "rule by the people" (Pious). The Greek system of government was perhaps closer to a true democracy or rule by the people than any other in history. ...