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John Locke and the Concept of “Innate Principles”
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that in his “Essay Concerning Human Understanding” (1690), Locke asserted that the human mind could be compared to a “white paper, void of all characters” and that same mind relied on “all the materials of reason and knowledge.” He did not believe that human beings were somehow imprinted with certain “innate” ideas or principles. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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John Locke and the Social Contract
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This 5 page paper considers what is meant by a social contract and the philosophies of Locke surrounding the role of the social contract. The paper considers the role of consent of the citizen and the duties of the government and the limitations of these two elements of the contract. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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John Locke And The Social Contract Theory
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A 5 page paper that discusses Locke's concept of the social contract. A slight comparison is made with Hobbes and Rousseau in order to demonstrate Locke's middle ground. Locke's major thoughts regarding the social contract are presented. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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John Locke and the U.S. Constitution
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This 6 page report discusses the fact that although almost a century separated John Locke’s writing from the creation of the British colonists “declaration of independence,” the Revolutionary War, and the ultimate development of the United States’ constitution, the thinking of John Locke (1632-1704) played an important role in the mindset of Americans in its earliest years. As a result, his thinking can also be seen in the structure of the U.S. Constitution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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John Locke's 'Two Treatises on Civil Government' & How It Applied to America's Revolutionary Government
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A 9 page paper which analyzes the pros and cons of John Locke's 'Two Treatises on Civil Government' in terms of how it applied to the revolutionary. Specifically considered are the creation of state constitutions following the Declaration of Independence; theoretical problems of Locke's treatise concerning the foundation of imperial connection; how Locke paid little attention to the mechanism by which people could make their decisions known; Locke's failure to clarify the rule of parliament in relation to the community (or state of nature) as a whole; problems of the revolutionary allegiance to the king after the colonist break from Great Britain, considering that a state of nature had not been created. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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John Locke's "A Letter Concerning Toleration" - Defining Toleration
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3 pages in length. To understand toleration as Locke intended is to realize its inherent relation to possessing conscience. His 1689 paper entitled "A Letter Concerning Toleration" set a significant precedent with regard to how toleration, in and of itself, is not solely connected with propriety, but rather holds more of an impact upon concerns of political morality. Insofar as one might consider this approach to be somewhat of a limitation upon the notion of toleration, it actually represents a broader perspective of the term that incorporates pertinent principles of one's existence: civic virtue, religion and political morality. No additional sources cited.
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John Locke's Justification for Revolution
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This 3 page paper examines Locke's claim that revolution is justifiable. His influence on the American and English revolutions are duly noted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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John Locke's Political Philosophy and Views on Property Rights
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This 8 page paper evaluates Locke's political theory and how it relates to property. Many ideas about property are discussed, inclusive of Karl Marx's take on the matter. Private property and everything that goes along with it, including taxes, is discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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John Locke’s “Blank Slate” and Education
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This 5 page report discusses the ideas of John Locke concerning education and the tabula rasa (“blank slate”) of human beings. Locke’s ideas regarding the formation of government and the appropriate role of government have served as guiding parameters in the formation of Western governments for centuries. In his “Essay Concerning Human Understanding” (1690), Locke asserted that the human mind could be compared to a “white paper, void of all characters” and that same mind relied on “all the materials of reason and knowledge.” This paper considers the role of education in such a construct. Bibliography lists one source.
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John Locke’s “Essay on Human Understanding” Book II
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This 5 page report discusses English philosopher, John Locke (1632-1704) and his focus on the division of human ideas in sub-categories related to substances, modes, and relations. Almost the entire core of the intellectual activity of the eighteenth century in England leads back to Locke. Locke was able to succinctly describe and honor the Enlightenment in his belief in the middle class and its right to freedom of conscience and right to property, in his faith in science, and in his confidence in the goodness of humanity. Locke was convinced that in order for a liberal, tolerant, regime to survive, it had to be intolerant of those who were neither liberal nor tolerant. His influence upon philosophy and political theory has been incalculable. No secondary sources.
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