Condorcet was even more flowing with confidence in people, and made additions to the philosophy of his Enlightenment counterparts. ... Thus, his teleological (ends-based) philosophy is called a science of ends. Aristotle tried to reconcile Pericles and Plato (i.e., political action and philosophy) in one. ... After being reborn from the medieval period, the British were influential philosophers in the 17th century. ... Locke wanted to combine natural law and utilitarian philosophy. ...

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Medievals maintained that since man chooses deliberate actions he is different from other living things and must be held responsible for those actions. ... The medieval conception of rights bears no resemblance to modern beliefs and the claims derived from them. ... The sixteenth century witnessed the emergence of philosophies of liberty opposed to those found in antiquity and the Middle Ages. ...

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