Two Treatises of Government

They were two English philosophers that have made huge impact not only in the seventeenth century but also by helping to establish a strong government for the rights of the people. Hobbes born in 1588 and Locke later born in 1632, for Hobbes people did not have a right to rebel against the government. Locke’s ideas differed; he believed that if the government failed the people then people have the right to rebel against them. They both had the same vision in making a strong a government but each…

Trade and Plantations as well as Secretary to the Lords Proprietor of Carolina, which helped to educate on the idea of international trade and economics. In 1679 in the duration of Shaftesbury's political fortunes, Locke composed the Two Treatises of Government. Under intense fear of being involved in the Rye House Plot Locke fled to the Netherlands. While there he return to his writing, spending a great deal of time re-working the Letter on Toleration. Locke held the title “Father of…

The Declaration of Independence and Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense are two works that most definitely express the ideas behind the American Revolution. Today, both documents are extremely important in understanding the freedom that the United States of America possesses. In most cases, both the Declaration of Independence and Common Sense directly relate to one another. The United States of America was once only thirteen colonies controlled by Great Britain, until July 4, 1776, when the…

Hobbes and Locke are two popular political theorists in the field of political philosophy. They authored their respective books during times of revolution, however how they felt about said revolutions differed greatly. Hobbes believed that a ruler should have absolute authority, and that the people never had the right to rebel. Locke on the other hand, held the belief that reverberates today that when the people are being an injustice and they have exhausted all means, that they have the right…

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 still concern us to this day. His theories on religious toleration and his concept of the rights of citizens, helped create us into the society we are in…

In 1967, Bernard Bailyn, an American Historian, published his book titled The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution. Throughout this piece, and specifically in chapter two, Sources and Traditions, Bailyn explores what he believes to be the causes of the Revolution, highlighting the inspirations that guided the Founders as they attempted to break free from British control. At the beginning of this chapter, Bailyn discusses and theorizes many differing sources of Revolutionary inspiration…

communications. The purpose was to solve problems in the world with reason. An example of philosophers can be seen in Baron de Montesquieu’s view on wanting a separation of powers; Adam Smith’s thought of laissez-faire where the government allows business to operate with little or no government interference; and John Locke’s idea that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and property. John Locke influenced the foundation for people believing in natural rights. This stimulated an outbreak of…

Specifically, in the United States, John Locke greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. John Locke’s writing, “Second Treatise of Government,” showed his beliefs that the government should protect their people’s rights and that if the people are not given this protection or rights they can over throw the government. This writing truly shaped the United States today because of the impact it had on the Declaration of Independence. Today in America, people have the freedom…

civilized. Naturally, a government needed to develop in a civilized society to keep everyone on the same page with what is okay to do and what wouldn’t and couldn’t be tolerated in a society. Locke was a social contract theorist, he believed that the goodness of a government relies on the citizens agreeing with what the government is doing, so a level of equality between the two. In Second Treatise on Government John Locke descried the level of power he thought a government should hold and…

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 importance of education in shaping virtuous…