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Institution Instructor Date Human reason by Machiavelli, marx, and Locke The act of reasoning generally aims at improving our knowledge power and arriving at certain decisions.... John Locker and marx have trust in human reason though their perspectives seem to differ.... On the part of marx, he argues that human reason should influence the changes that people prefer.... Freethinking and active emancipation of self conforms to marx's view on human reason....
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his often occurs as a result of searching for a mutual protection of individual's liberties and property (Norman 78).... The paper "John Locke and Edmund Burke and Karl marx on the Role of the State" states that Karl marx provided a more logical argument in terms of dealing with equality within society.... John Locke in the discussion with Edmund Burke and Karl marx revolves around an insistence on accommodating divergent views....
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The Father of liberal philosophy, John locke, was born to the family of a country solicitor on August 9, 1632.... locke's initial years were spent in the village of Wrington in Somerset.... locke's father was a small landowner who fought in the English Civil War on the side of the Puritans.... From his early childhood, locke was inspired by the ideals of his Puritanical father.... locke was a keen observer and a fast learner and had a deep interest in exploring philosophical and Biblical questions.
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This paper ''The works of John locke Relating to Human Rights'' tells us that the current human rights as provided by the United Nations universal declaration of 1948 reflect hugely a reference to the works of John locke.... John locke did several articles and books on various issues during his time.... John locke was an English physician who played a huge role in influencing the development of critical thinking.... he theory of mind by john locke is often cited as the genesis of modern conceptions of identity and the self....
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It needs to be remembered that to understand marx, one needs to place him in the particular context of the era that he lived in.... Rousseau was the precursor to modern communist thought as enunciated by the Marxist line of thought and hence in this respect represented a middle ground between Locke's strident defense of private property and marx's criticism of the same.... It is my opinion that we are now living through a second renaissance where leading thinkers of our age are again grappling with these issues and it remains to be seen how much progress towards equality of all (which needs to be the goal of thought) can be achieved and that which can coexist with conceptions of capitalistic thought as posited by locke and others....
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For Locke, accumulation of wealth and property is restricted by a) appropriation to oneself only as much before it spoils, b) leaving enough for others to use or the sufficiency restriction and c) accumulation is based upon one's labour.... This paper "Importance of the Concept of Private Property in the Political Philosophy of John locke" focuses on the fact that John locke (1632-1704) is a British philosopher that contributed greatly on the thoughts on government, economics, and politics....
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The paper "John locke's Text about Government" presents that John locke was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of liberal thinkers and known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism".... He further maintained that we are born without innate ideas and that the knowledge we acquire is instead determined only by experience derived from sense perception and the general environment (locke 401).... However, this analysis will primarily focus on John locke's The Second Treatise on Government and how it relates to Niccolo Machiavelli, Jean Bodin, and Thomas Hobbes' ideas on civil governments....
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In understanding the state of nature, some considerations are essential as the state of nature touches on both individuals and property an indication that power relates to people and what each person owns.... The paper "Political Theory- John locke, Second Treatise of Government" develops the assumption that forming his basis on a number of concepts, locke successfully manages to cross-examine the different concepts under consideration that will ensure the formation of an effective government....
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