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John of Damascus was born c. 675- 749 in Damascus under Muslim rule. His father was a Christian believer that was employed by the Caliph. John followed in his father’s footsteps working for the Caliph but eventually became a monk near Jerusalem, where he studied, wrote and preached. Some of John 's writings became the cornerstone for Greek Orthodox theology, however John is most known for the support of icons in the Catholic Church. John held the position of a iconophile, which means icon loving…

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 theory of property as a theory of negative commons, which refers to the rights of all mankind to make use of the natural resources that belong to no one without “any express…

characterized as one of the first forms of liberalism. His political thought was a source for the founding principles of the United States. Locke’s philosophies advocate liberty, equality and freedom from oppressive government. Yet, in The Second Treatise on Civil Government, Locke justifies the colonization and disempowerment of Native Americans and Africans in his discussions of freedom, property and slavery. In The Racial Contract, Charles W. Mills exposes the contradictions in Locke’s…

paying ridiculous taxes that served little benefit for them. Although his approach was irrational to the social norms of the eighteenth century, it was found socially appealing to the colonists due to its similarity in content with John Locke’s Second Treatise of…

SYNTHESIS #3 – Locke and Rousseau People need government. The authority of civil society provides protection and is necessary because it is able to help better the natural state of people. The Second Treatise of Government by John Locke and Basic Political Writings by Jean-Jacques Rousseau are two works that deal with political philosophy support this theory that government arises as a means of rectifying some of the shortcomings found in the state of nature. Locke and Rousseau have different…

branch of government from becoming too powerful. Locke prioritizes the legislative branch as it has, “A right to direct how the force of the commonwealth shall be employed for presenting the community and its individual members” (Locke, Second Treatise, Chapter 12, p. 46). However, he also recognizes the importance of the executive branch as it enforces the laws. Both branches of government can only derive their power from the consent of the government. Additionally, Locke declares that, if…

According to John Locke’s work, the Second Treatise chapter 1, the government have the power to make law, executing penalties, preservation of property and employing the force of community in executing laws and defending the commonwealth from foreign attack (iep.utm). Power can only be used for public and not more than that. The reason government should make the law so that the citizen of a state wouldn’t vote carelessly on a particular law. they wouldn’t vote for something which benefits only…

a nationwide system of teacher colleges. While she strongly advocated for the expansion of educational opportunities for women, she believed men and women needed to be educated in their distinctive roles of society. Her most popular publication, Treatise on Domestic Economy for the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School provided information on cooking, child care, and health care because domestic concerns, are in her opinion, the greatest work. Through devotion to the welfare of others, women…

David Hume was Born April 26, 1711, and died August 25, 1776; he was a great Scottish philosopher during the age of enlightenment, or also known as the age of reason. When David was at the age of two his father, Joseph Hume, who was a promoter for Chirnside, passed. This left the custody of David, his older brother, and older sister to his mother, Katherine Lady Falconer. Being a Mother of three children, as well as a widow is indeed backbreaking, but this made Falconer yearn for a bigger…

philosopher and physician; he was recognized as the "Father of Liberalism" and also as one of the most influential of the enlightenment thinkers. In one of his major works, Treatises of Government, Locke put his revolutionary ideas into prospective; these ideas related to the natural rights of man and the social contract. In the Second Treatise of his book, Locke outlines the theory of the social contract by describing the state of nature making a picture for us that is more secure than the…