Two Treatises of Government

Equality is a term that is referred to as an end goal in present day society, the lofty promise of political candidates in the election and the appealing word plastered on many posters around college campuses. It is an aspirational objective that describes an optimistic future, where people are treated the same and own similar amounts of possessions. French political philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, would share these sentiments as he holds the belief that inequality that arose due to the…

Views on Belief and Unbelief Belief and non-belief are two words that can be obtained from different perspectives in the world. Everything that an individual does, he or she must either believe it or decide not to believe it. The word Belief can be described as a feeling of confidence that something is true, it exists or is good. Belief goes hand in hand with faith, for one to believe s/he must have faith. In the ‘Second Treatise of Government’ by John Locke, we can confidently derive the theme…

but first, a citizen must abide by the law. Being a citizen, comes with responsibility to your nation. A citizen's rights are mostly protected if they follow their duties. The American government is run in a very articulate way, starting with the constitution, the English bill of rights, and John Locke’s Two treatises of Constitution. First and foremost, what makes a person a citizen of the United States? A citizen is a person who…

an essay entitled ‘Two Treatises of Government.’ The first treatise was an argument against the divine monarchy a controversial issue at the time back in England. The second treatise is about the government role in society, which overall it shall protect its citizen’s rights to life, liberty and property. At last his greatest impact was the idea that a government can be overthrown by its own people if considered to be tyrannical. The thought behind the three branches of government was separation…

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…

During the Enlightenment Era, certain ideas such as The Second Treatise of Government by john Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws, Jean Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract Virginia Declaration of Rights, Thomas Paine, Common Sense, The United States Constitution, and Declaration of Independence served as the main basis for the formation of the American Government in the late 18th century. The 18th century was the era when the Enlightenment climaxed in the French and American…

Machiavelli believes that the Prince and Monarch’s should have absolute power over the citizens. He expanded on this in his book The Prince, which basically stated all the necessary rulings of the Prince and how to be successful. The difference between the two beliefs is that with Marx and Locke, all man is equal from birth, but with Machiavelli, man is born to whatsoever their circumstances are and so they must…

was the historical significance of the political work of Hobbes? Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English philosopher and political writer, best known for his book “Leviathan” (1651), in which he set out his political views on society and how governments should conduct themselves. Hobbes was writing at a very important point in history: England was going through the turmoil of civil war and this was a major influence on Hobbes’ political work. Also, Hobbes was writing just before the period…

In this model, temporal authority is tasked with the duty of governing the life, property, and external affairs on earth through law and statute. Temporal government must find a correct balance of rule, so that it does not impinge upon the kingdom of God and its rule. By its very nature as an institution ordained by God, the government has the power to expect obedience, but only to a certain extent as their power of rule only extends as far as the temporal realm. As pertains to issues of…

to live life. Based on the muse of the Patriots, I believe that they could easily agree. Governments were created by free people as a union between the civil rulers and their people, not to allow a monarch to absorb all power. This claim was brought to the attention of the general…