Essays on John Locke

In Canadian jurisprudence, the legal system breaks off into several theories and concepts of law which are needed to sustain an orderly society, protect our rights and freedoms and to assure the safety of our community. In particular, the natural law theory is based upon...

Although the words “Nature” and “Nurture” sound very similar, they contain individual contrasting definitions. Nature can refer to the care of and encouragement of a person’s growth, while nurture can easily be described as inborn or heredity characteristics. These two dynamic words are center to...

Epistemology is used to describe a theory of knowledge that justifies what belief is from opinion. There are many debates on what epistemology actually is but the easiest way to look at it, is looking at John Locke and Rene Descartes. These two men have...

English philosophers Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and John Locke (1632-1704) have both made large contributions to develop the political thoughts of society. Before we dive into each of their ideas, we need to be aware of the contexts from which they arose. Their vastly different individual...

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both have unique ideas about human nature and the way that ideas are formed in humans’ heads. Predicting human actions and analyzing what causes them is not something that can be easily done, but these writers have different opinions on...

The government is responsible to protect and preserve individual civil liberties. John Locke defines nature when the individuals look out for themselves. However, a government is a group of people who define what justice is according to their viewpoints. The government feels threatened when there...

In the case of Jessica, the ten year old who has been comatose since birth, empiricist and rationalist epistemologists would have to distinct theories regarding what Jessica knows the moment after she wakes up. If we assume that Jessica is completely unaware of herself and...