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Prerogative Power: John Locke’s Dangerous Yet Obligatory Concession

John Locke’s theory of the social contract seems, at first glance, to envision the growth of freedom and the concomitant recession of authority. Considered this way, John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government presents a clear contrast, manifesting individual freedom as the dominant political value to...

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John Locke’s And Rene Descartes Opinion on Human Conceptions and Knowledge

How can we know if we are a brain in a vat? Can we be sure that we are not the playthings of evil demons? These questions have been discussed by many philosophers in the past and still we do not have a proof that...

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“The Current State of John Locke’s Theory on Knowledge Acquisition”

“Our knowledge in all these enquiries reaches very little farther than our experience” (Essay). Locke asserts the principle that true knowledge is learned. As humans, our knowledge about the world around us and the subjects within it come from a study of our surroundings. Locke’s...

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Analysis on How John Locke’s Philosophies Inspired Simon Bolivar to Fight for Venezuela’s Freedom

Simon Bolivar is a Creole that grew up in a wealthy family. Bolivar dedicated his time and effort to fighting for the independence of Venezuela from Spain. In order to do this Bolivar was inspired by the enlightenment ideas of John Locke. John Locke explains...

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How John Locke and Thomas Mun's theories on international trade has contributed to today's global economy

Mercantilism: Un-Locke-ing the Mun-dane Prominent English writer Thomas Mun was an early, yet influential mercantilist. Spanning the sixteenth through much of the eighteenth century, mercantilism influenced trade through the idea that a nation must protect its wealth by exporting more than it imports. This would...

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The Muddled Philosophy and Life of John Locke

The examination of philosophy requires an in-depth look at two aspects of the philosopher. First one must examine their writings to grasp their points and perspectives, and then one must be able to examine the philosophers’ personal lives to see whether they maintain their written...

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Locke’s Proof Against Innate Mathematical Knowledge

John Locke proves that mathematical knowledge is not innate in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by contrasting Plato’s theory to learning through sensation and perception, thus curating the theory of empiricism. Through his arguments, Locke proves mathematical knowledge is not something that you are born...

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Philosophy Of Rousseau And Locke

Rousseau deepens purely negative reaction against the philosophy of the Enlightenment. While philosophers-enlighteners discover one-sided worship of reason too, Rousseau highlights the cult of feelings. While philosophers-enlighteners extol the individual and personal interests, Rousseau extols the community and the common will. While the enlighteners talk...

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A Biography of John Locke, an English Philosopher

John Locke was born on August 29th, 1632 in Wrington, England. He was raised by two puritan parents: Agnes Keen and John Locke SR. His father was a lawyer and had to raise Locke by himself after Keen died during childbirth. By age 20, Locke...

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Locke and Rousseau

Students and scholars alike are often deceived by the association between Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau as founders of the social contract. Grouping these authors together often causes people to forget the essential variations presented by each man. The issue of liberty, for example, takes on...

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Locke’s Philosophy on the Concepts of ‘Substance’, ‘Nominal essence’ and ‘Real essence’

Within his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Locke picks up where his predecessors in epistemological theorizing left off and proceeds to shift the study towards a more empiricist approach. Amongst the complexities of his theory, the notions of ‘substance’, ‘nominal essence’ and ‘real essence’ are fundamental...

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The Opposing Arguments of Rene Descartes and John Locke on the Origin of Innate Ideas

Philosophers over the years have written and evaluated numerous topics in philosophy. Occasionally, these scholars concede to their ideas and sometimes disagree with each other’s thought. Two scholars had distinctive ideas about where innate ideas originate from and how we get these sorts of ideas....

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Mary Wollstonecraft and John Locke’s Conflicting Opinions on Financial Aid

Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems Work is an integral part of American culture, if not all of society. From a young age, children are taught to perform well in school in order to be have successful jobs in the future. College age students’ academic curriculums revolve...

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