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This paper aims at examining the social contract theory of the 17th-century English philosopher, John Locke, its parameters, limitations and its essence in the contemporary world with a view as to why should we obey the law, the origin, essence and legitimacy of the government, the origin of the state and the law and more importantly how can we ...
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Bookman argues that Locke’s version of consent requires explicit authorization from each and every individual, and also requires the opportunity for each individual to stay in the state of nature. That is where Bookman finds a major flaw in Locke’s theory.
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fields, such as Locke's property rights, the separation of powers in Locke's political field, and the comparison of British thinkers' thoughts in the same period. These research results play an important role in helping researchers to study Locke's thoughts deeply.
the 1670s and early 1680s Locke—as a physician and intellectual aide—was a member of the household of the Earl of Shaftesbury, who became the leader of the political forces opposed to the authoritarian tendencies of Charles II.
Locke’s normative arguments to explain why they are coherent and minimally plausible. Locke’s critique of private societies may prove valuable to contemporary normative scholarship on association in two respects. First, Locke presents a tougher-minded theory of liberalism than one sees in contemporary practice and scholarship.
It takes the writings of three important thinkers on property, Locke, Hegel and Marx, and concludes, not surprisingly, that these writings help us to understand a great deal about the phenomenon of intellectual property. No comprehensive theory of intellectual property is proposed here.
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Relation of Locke to Contemnporary Theory and Practice With the Restoration of i66o, the crude and fantastic social and political doctrines which had been preached during the Commonwealth by the Levelers disappeared from the litera-ture and in great measure from the thought of the time. Under the new conditions only the defenders of monarchic ...
