Kimberley Locke

The state of nature Human Conflict was a structure used in political philosophy by most of these philosophers, like Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Human Conflict is a representation of the human being a part of the society or in a more current state. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, both had their own outlook on human conflict in political state. The state of nature is a concept used in moral and political philosophy, religion, social contract theories and international law to denote the…

Introduction The formulation of a new theory of property in the early seventeenth century by English philosopher John Lock led to considerations of the emergence of private property and subject to ownership, and land that must be cultivated. John Locke developed this idea of property in the context of English’s appropriation of American soil especially. Chapter V of The Second Treatise of Government ‘Of property’ highlights Locke’s ideas about property. This treatise describes the Lockean…

In this paper, I will be examining Descartes" ontological argument. I will begin with an explanation of the argument. I will next seek to establish that the argument relies upon the epistemic criterion that Descartes has laid out for himself I will consider several questions about the nature of the argument and the properties of some of the premises. Descartes seemed to believe that the ontological argument for God could be understood through pure intuition, but even if he thought it unnecessary…

Essay #2 Republicanism is the idea of a formed government without a king but has an elective government. When the Revolution can along, many thought that it would be the removal of a system that oppressed so many of its citizens and they had hopes that it would move in a new system that would prove itself to be better and more fair for everyone. The basic thought of a republic is the value of common good. This idea is the foundation, by taking away what would be best for a certain class of…

Locke emphasizes throughout his essay that learning should “never be imposed as a task nor made a trouble to [children]” (271). In his concept of reading, he discusses how children can be tricked into good behaviour. Instead of telling a child that it is…

leaving people to act out of self-preservation. A place without government is a place of chaos with everyone acting of their own accord. The state of nature is viewed differently by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Hobbes views that state of nature and man in a negative light with everyone being only for themselves. Locke views the state of nature in…

Pennenberg’s response to secular western culture is presented in what he believe are the causes of the effects of secularism. His premise is build up around the loss of legitimacy in the institutional ordering of society. Pennenberg contends that without a belief in the divine origin of the world there is no foundation for order. I believe what he is conveying is that secularism alienate us from religion. He feel that religious wars and destruction of social peace prompted the historical…

What is the American Dream? According to the author in paragraph one the American Dream is for a men and women to be noticed for who they truly are on the inside. For example, everyone has an incompatible personality that illustrates the type of person that they are. Also, they should also be noticed by the amazing, unique ability they were endowed with. And the achievements they worked so diligently to succeed in. Initially, those who believe that money can buy him or her anything like cars,…

Firstly, Enlightened despots endorsed human rights to create a healthier society. Although many enlightened absolutists supported human rights, one of the monarch’s who notably advocated and increased human rights was Catherine the Great of Russia. Montesquieu and Voltaire greatly influenced her on the subject of the law code. Montesquieu's book, “The Spirit of Laws”, captivated her attention and had a great impact on her view of despotism. Catherine and Voltaire were personally acquainted and…

Indonesian economist and practitioner, Toba Beta once said, “Laws are made not to be broken. They are made to curb our savagery.” All citizens must follow the laws made by the government or society. Laws tell people what one can or cannot do in a society. Without laws people would be free to do whatever they wanted to but at the same time humans would turn into savages. In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, the book shows how order and control can go a long way in a community and…