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John Locke

John Locke

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Q: According to john Locke, what is the primary force guiding humankind? By Jessie Being a considerably prominent political figure, John Locke was a British Philosopher. People with a little knowledge have admitted that modern government can undeniably attribute to his philosophy. According to Lock, we are all born from a ?blank slate? or tabula; namely, everyone is existing equal independent of specific class or religion, we are born with unlimited freedom to do what they would like to preserve their life, liberty and property. Without a government to protect people from each other, it would be nearly impossible for people to live out their natural life.

AP Psycholgy Chapter 4 Notes

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DEVELOPMENT Developmental psych-studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span Issue #1: Nature v. Nurture- how to genetic inheritance and experience influence our behavior John Locke ? tabula rasa (blank slate)?nurture Jean-Jacques Rousseau ? children should be allowed to grow as their nature dictates, don?t interfere-nature John B. Watson? everything is learned Issue #2: Continuity v. discontinuity (stage theorists) Continuity ? development is very gradual and there are few, if any, dramatic shifts in development (like riding an escalator) Discontinuity ? specific stages in cognitive and moral development- do our early personality traits persist through life, or do we become different as we age

AP Psychology Chapter 4: Development

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DEVELOPMENT Developmental psych-studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span Issue #1: Nature v. Nurture- how to genetic inheritance and experience influence our behavior John Locke ? tabula rasa (blank slate)?nurture Jean-Jacques Rousseau ? children should be allowed to grow as their nature dictates, don?t interfere-nature John B. Watson? everything is learned Issue #2: Continuity v. discontinuity (stage theorists) Continuity ? development is very gradual and there are few, if any, dramatic shifts in development (like riding an escalator) Discontinuity ? specific stages in cognitive and moral development- do our early personality traits persist through life, or do we become different as we age

John Locke questions?

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Questions on John Locke?s Second Treatise of Government Use your own words to type answers to the following questions. Understand what you?re writing. 1. Summarize the first paragraph in your own words. 2. Explain why, a free man in the state of nature would be willing to give up some of his freedom. 3. Summarize the three reasons Locke gives for why property is not protected in the state of nature. 4. What are the two powers that Locke says man has in the state of nature? 5. Summarize paragraph 131 in your own words. 6. Define democracy, oligarchy, monarchy, and mixed government according to Locke. 7. Locke is famous for his ?social contract? theory of government. Based on what you just read, what do you think the social contract is?

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Answers on John Locke's Second Treatise of Government To understand political power we must see what state people are naturally in. For example, a state of perfect freedom. A free man would be willing to give up some of his freedom because a free man would give up his freedom and follow the laws that all men follow for the security provided by the government or ruling class. 1. one may only gain as much as one can use before it spoils 2.one must leave ?enough for others 3.one may only gain property through one's own labor. 1. Do whatever he thinks is fit for the preservation of himself and others within the law of nature. 2. Punish the crimes committed against law.

European History Midterm Study Guide

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IDs Tabula Rasa: - John Locke: 1690 - Idea that everyone was born with their mind as a blank slate - Influenced by: environment - experience - reason - Emphasis on reason central idea of enlightenment- lead to many other, reforms ~Emphasized education => maximized reason ~Shows importance of Nurture and reason ~Single most important thing of Enlightenment: Fundamental concepts of Enlightenment (core) ~ Emphasizes human progress ~Changes how society views people Deism -1700?s -Voltaire -God=creator -God does not get involved in everyday affairs -Skeptical of religious belief- & Church control ~Shows Reason more important ~Helps support religious tolerance Encyclopedia -First album appears in 1751 -An attempt to bring all human knowledge into 1 source
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