Essay
Political philosophy asks questions such as where do governments get their authority from? How much power should they have? The legitimacy of governments and what is a legitimate government? What is justice, should governments be fair? What laws should be in place or if there should even be laws? What rules should the governments follow? Should the people be fully obedient to the government or should they have a level of disobedience? What form of governments should be in place? Democracy? Dictatorship? Or other types of political system? What level of freedom; equality, and rights should the general public have? What’s more important the collective society or the individual?
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John Locke believed in a democratic form of government with with the will of the people being quintessential. According to locke Governments get their authority and legitimacy from the consent of the governed, meaning that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is only justified and legal when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised and it is derived from a social contract. John Locke believed that governments power should be limited and should not interfere with a person's "life, health, liberty, or possessions”, and that governments needed a set of checks and balances as to not become corrupt. Locke believed that government should be ruled by and guided by the will of the people and natural law. According to Locke the Government should obey the people and if not the people have a right to revolt. John Locke believed that all men were equal and that men have certain inalienable rights of life, health, liberty, and property and that man can do whatever he wants as long as it does not infringe upon another. He believes that the right of an individual is more important than the right of the
Political philosophy asks questions such as where do governments get their authority from? How much power should they have? The legitimacy of governments and what is a legitimate government? What is justice, should governments be fair? What laws should be in place or if there should even be laws? What rules should the governments follow? Should the people be fully obedient to the government or should they have a level of disobedience? What form of governments should be in place? Democracy? Dictatorship? Or other types of political system? What level of freedom; equality, and rights should the general public have? What’s more important the collective society or the individual?
Political philosophy, branch of philosophy that is concerned, …show more content…
John Locke believed in a democratic form of government with with the will of the people being quintessential. According to locke Governments get their authority and legitimacy from the consent of the governed, meaning that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is only justified and legal when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised and it is derived from a social contract. John Locke believed that governments power should be limited and should not interfere with a person's "life, health, liberty, or possessions”, and that governments needed a set of checks and balances as to not become corrupt. Locke believed that government should be ruled by and guided by the will of the people and natural law. According to Locke the Government should obey the people and if not the people have a right to revolt. John Locke believed that all men were equal and that men have certain inalienable rights of life, health, liberty, and property and that man can do whatever he wants as long as it does not infringe upon another. He believes that the right of an individual is more important than the right of the