Treatise 4-6: John Locke defines Political Power with the use of state of nature or simply the natural instinct a person has. All people are naturally in the state of perfect freedom. They have the ability to control their own actions or do as they please. In this state everyone is treated equally and nobody is over or under powered. People will always be present in this state unless their freedom is stripped from them. The only possible way a person would lose their right to freedom would if they violated a law or committed a crime of some sort. For an explain, nobody has to right to harm himself or others’ life, health, liberty or possessions and if a person does commit a crime like so, the government has the right remove the person state of nature. Everyone arrives into life with a set of freedoms (state of nature), but if they choose not to use them correctly the government has the right to eliminate the offender’s freedoms to preserve others’ state of nature.
Treatise 95-99: John Locke explains, everyone is born free, equal and independent, no one can be removed from these rights, but everyone is also born under some political power or government. Therefore, nobody is “free”, they choose to give up their natural freedom to join a society under a “political system” and in return they are given protection from that “political system” of all their property. This “political system” will act as a whole in the society to help every individual person in that society. The “political system” would help people in the society by letting their voice be heard. In simpler terms the “political system would be governed by the people. John Locke did not know, but this was the perfect government that would become a reality in the future. 2. In the second treatises written by John Locke, there are many flaws that he composed. One point made by John Locke which has shown to be flawed is that all men are created equal. For example, during the time this document was created discrimination was highly used. When John Locke described all men are created equal, he meant that all white men are created equally. He was a racist according to History Weekly. Therefore that statement is flawed because today in the United States all men are equal. Lastly, John Locke describes how people are born into a life with complete freedom. This proves to incorrect today because now people are born under a specific political system who governs and sets restrictions to their freedoms. Therefore, John Locke’s ideas were not politically correct to this day, but were back then. 3. In the excerpt Montesquieu, the three overarching concepts that are present are, the three branches of power in every government. First, the legislative, in this branch the “prince” creates and writes the laws. Second, the executive, in this branch of government the “prince” enforces and puts the laws into effect. Lastly, the Judicial, in this branch or the branch of government that came from the ideas of John Locke, the “prince” punishes criminals and determines whether a law was violated or not. 4. Rousseau and Hobbes present two very different ideas on what social contract is. Rousseau suggested that social contract is a government right to exist and govern by the approval of the people in the society. However, Hobbes favors his idea that social contract is man signed a contract for a desire of protection and order from all the freedom they obtained during the State of Nature. As a result people would be governed by …show more content…
I agree with Voltaire, that thinking is a personal liberty. I believe a democratic government has a right to play a role in protecting and promoting thinking. It is a given to be able to think freely because how is it possible to have your freedom of thought stripped from you. The government should protect the freedom of thought because thinking is a personal liberty, in which it cannot be taken from you. The government should promote thinking because citizens could come up with ideas that could possibly benefit the country. However, the government has absolutely no right to force a person to think. Hence, thinking is a personal liberty, you are born with the right to think and the government should protect and promote the freedom of
Treatise 95-99: John Locke explains, everyone is born free, equal and independent, no one can be removed from these rights, but everyone is also born under some political power or government. Therefore, nobody is “free”, they choose to give up their natural freedom to join a society under a “political system” and in return they are given protection from that “political system” of all their property. This “political system” will act as a whole in the society to help every individual person in that society. The “political system” would help people in the society by letting their voice be heard. In simpler terms the “political system would be governed by the people. John Locke did not know, but this was the perfect government that would become a reality in the future. 2. In the second treatises written by John Locke, there are many flaws that he composed. One point made by John Locke which has shown to be flawed is that all men are created equal. For example, during the time this document was created discrimination was highly used. When John Locke described all men are created equal, he meant that all white men are created equally. He was a racist according to History Weekly. Therefore that statement is flawed because today in the United States all men are equal. Lastly, John Locke describes how people are born into a life with complete freedom. This proves to incorrect today because now people are born under a specific political system who governs and sets restrictions to their freedoms. Therefore, John Locke’s ideas were not politically correct to this day, but were back then. 3. In the excerpt Montesquieu, the three overarching concepts that are present are, the three branches of power in every government. First, the legislative, in this branch the “prince” creates and writes the laws. Second, the executive, in this branch of government the “prince” enforces and puts the laws into effect. Lastly, the Judicial, in this branch or the branch of government that came from the ideas of John Locke, the “prince” punishes criminals and determines whether a law was violated or not. 4. Rousseau and Hobbes present two very different ideas on what social contract is. Rousseau suggested that social contract is a government right to exist and govern by the approval of the people in the society. However, Hobbes favors his idea that social contract is man signed a contract for a desire of protection and order from all the freedom they obtained during the State of Nature. As a result people would be governed by …show more content…
I agree with Voltaire, that thinking is a personal liberty. I believe a democratic government has a right to play a role in protecting and promoting thinking. It is a given to be able to think freely because how is it possible to have your freedom of thought stripped from you. The government should protect the freedom of thought because thinking is a personal liberty, in which it cannot be taken from you. The government should promote thinking because citizens could come up with ideas that could possibly benefit the country. However, the government has absolutely no right to force a person to think. Hence, thinking is a personal liberty, you are born with the right to think and the government should protect and promote the freedom of