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This is particularly true for Jefferson verses Madison and Hobbes verses Locke. Despite their differences in philosophies, ...

that one already has some sense of who they are. Therefore, using ones senses cannot be used to initially gain an idea of humanity...

injustice...have no place" (2001). Hobbes argued that during this period in human development it was common experience that each m...

He saw the changing world and the things within it as mere shadows or reflections of a separate world of independently existing, e...

what Descartes believed to be the existence of humanity and humanitys understanding of what knowledge truly is. In a comparison of...

Morrisons novel this rebirth was filled with dreams and possibilities. For Joe and Violet it was a dream of better opportunities. ...

what he actually did. At the same time, it is not as if this philosopher threw out the basic tenets of reasoning. He did find it n...

black people of the nation to begin to take control, to rid themselves of 19th century dreams or ideals or expectations. His work ...

started to fall out of favour, and the fall of this from popualrity is claimed by Charles Jenks to have marked the end of the mode...

in order to establish a firm foundation of understanding in his or her life. In knowledge there is inherent value and wealth; dwe...

in fact prompt motivation. Yet, while Lockes ideas seem pertinent in todays world where education seems to be nothing more than di...

Choosing life, protecting life and so forth is a part of the culture. There are end of life issues that beg for resolution but by ...

Human Understanding, by David Hume (2001), may be helpful. In his classic volume, Hume demonstrates that people know the causes...

in which truth is believed to derive chiefly from experience" (Nichols, 2003, p. 20). In order to explore his general theory, it p...

say that while the theorists do each embrace the same explanation as to why political authority must exist, they do not agree on w...

another toots a miniature horn through his nose. When they arrive at the station, the boys join the rest of their peers, who are...

to hold property" (Child, 1990, p. 578). For him, it was an inherent and instinctive part of human nature. In Chapter 5, "Of Pro...

One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and t...

of society. However, Hobbes is also making the assumption that human beings will able to ascertain what is the correct way of doin...

occurred. One of the only things that one can find to argue about Locke is that he eventually becomes as inflexible as the rest o...

only from a scientific standpoint but from a philosophical and political standpoint as well. British philosopher John Lock...

man being superior to another, the contradiction still stands. Despite some inadequacies in his work, the simplicity of Locke is ...

of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of th...

he means a state of equality, in which no one person possesses authority over another, and all people are free to live as they ple...

would affect others (Kahl, 2002). So then, it only makes sense given this framework that people in general tend to pursue that wh...

that standard then the entire concept of innate knowledge cannot possibly be true. He further argues that those who say...

In order to explore his general theory, it pays to look at his Second Treatise of Civil Government. It is rather compelling and ...

The ways in which these men's various philosophies manifest themselves in a conversation about a table are examined in considerati...

to Locke. Locke was able to succinctly describe and honor the Enlightenment in his belief in the middle class and its right to fre...

In four pages this research paper compares and contrasts Locke's A Letter Concerning Toleration and Arendt's The Human Condition. ...