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authority describes the interplay between church and state in his political ethics. However, calling it the the culmination of his political ethics or the total culmination of his “two kingdoms” perspective would be reductionistic. Instead, this treatise provides the language and framework for Luther's basic theological assumptions as they relate to political theology and church-state…

The French Revolution was a huge milestone in France. It was because it changed the structure of society but instead of replacing the existing rules or even the political regime. The French got rid of the government as a whole. (Horvat) The French Revolution contradicted John Locke 's main political ideas of the the Enlightenment theory. John Locke 's main Ideas of the Enlightenment mostly talked about the government. They were contradictory because John Locke believed that all men are rational…

Alex Joy CORE 2101AP 2/10/2016 Dr. E. Redwine Reconciliation of Greek Philosophy and Monotheistic Religions “On July 19, 711, an army of Arabs and Berbers unified under the Islamic Umayyad caliphate landed on the Iberian Peninsula” (M 'Bow 2). Over the next several decades, through diplomacy and warfare, they brought the entire peninsula under Islamic control. The new territories, were referred to as al-Andalus. This region of southern Europe produced a wealth of great thinkers which would…

Social Inequality and the Right to Labor in Locke’s Second Treatise; In Locke’s Second Treatise, there is an apparent tension between a citizen’s right to accumulate what can be ma[d]e use of to any advantage of [human] life before it spoils” and the citizen’s responsibility to leave “enough, and as good […] in common for others” (§31; §27). With the invention of money, laborers are able to overcome the spoilage limitation and possess unequal amounts of property; the question is whether this…

Throughout the time of the American Revolution, individuals of the colonies were split into three categories: Patriots, Loyalists, and Neutrals. The Patriots supported liberty and freedom, whilst Loyalists believed that living under the statutes of the British Parliament were just. If I was present during the Revolution, I would have been a Patriot because I believe in the independence of nations. Having to live under certain decrees without any say is a demeaning way to live life. Based on the…

Nicholas Copernicus Nicholas Copernicus was a famous astronomer who is credited with the early 16th-century discovery that the sun is the center of the universe and that Earth and several other planets orbit it. Copernicus' discovery has now become known as the heliocentric solar system. Nicholas was a polyglot and polymath. He obtained a doctorate in canon law and was also a mathematician, astronomer, physician, classics scholar, translator, governor, diplomat, and economist. Nicholas…

Intellectual Contribution to Epistemology John Locke has published various intellectual work that promoted the ideals of philosophy and government. His essays critically analyzed human understanding that has shaped modern day thinking about self-worth and society ideals. Additionally, Locke presented concepts that promoted a democratic style of government in which people are able to oversee each other. Consequently, for a democratic style of government to be successful, Locke emphasized the…

Given that all property was primarily available to all members of a community, an individual cannot acquire property “without the consent of all his fellow-commoners” (Second Treatise of Government, p. 21). According to Locke, each individual has equal right to property, thus when an individual obtains goods, he or she does so with the permission of society given that each individual was presented opportunity to obtain the same…

This is his poetic treatise, his argument and discussion that he used to defend his own plays. “Tragedy mixed with comedy… causes much delight.” (Carpio, 17). This was one of the main points in Lope de Vegas’ eyes. He wrote for the publics enjoyment. Lope de Vega wrote a very complex treatise with many points as to how plays should be written in that time. He gave recommendations on how to write expositions…

John Locke is one of the most influential political philosophers of modern times. Throughout his philosophical ideals, his main argument was that people have rights. Those rights being, the right to life, liberty, and property. He argues that these rights are basic human principles regardless of any laws denying so. Locke used the claim that humans are naturally free for understanding of political government. John Locke is to be remembered for his wise and brilliant contributions to issues that…