Abstract
The paper analyzes the case of "Kelo V. New London" and the interpretation of eminent domain by the federal courts. The paper explains the views of John Locke on wealth, government and property and on how the protection of property rights is a requirement in regards to ensuring individual freedoms. The paper also focuses on the case "Wayne County v. Hathcock" and shows how the federal courts have left it primarily to the individual U.S. states to prescribe what they consider to be the proper use and range of eminent domain

Outline:
Introductionhttp://www.academon.com/editor/do/edit.html
Kelo V. New London
Interpretation of Eminent Domain by the Courts
John Locke
Wayne County v. Hathcock
Individual States and Eminent Domain
Discussion

From the Paper
"In the case Kelo V New London (04-108) 545 US 469 (2005) 268 Conn 1, 843 A 2d 500 the respondent in this case, specifically the city of New London approved an integrated development plan that had been developed specifically for the purpose of revitalizing its economy which was ailing. The Petitioner, Susette Kelo has lived in her home since 1997 and has extensively improved her home. The Petitioner, Wilhelmina Dery was born in her home in 1918 and is reported to have lived there for her entire life sixty years of which she has lived there with her husband, Charles. This case involved a total of nine petitioners and 15 properties.
"There is nothing alleging that the properties are in any way blighted or that they are in any type of poor conditions "rather, they were condemned only because they happen to be located in the development area." (Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al.certiorari to the supreme court of Connecticut No. 04-108.) The city purchased the largest part of the property from sellers, who were willing however, condemnation proceedings were issued when the petitioners, and the owners of the remainder of the property refused to sell their property to the city."

Tags:Constitution, Founding, Fathers, eminent, domain, 'Takings, Clause'

Abstract
In this paper, the writer discusses that John Locke was a major influence on the Declaration of Independence through the writings of Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five. By analyzing the textual facts from Locke's "The Second Treatise of Civil Government" the writer notes that there is a great resemblance of language and ideology in the two texts. The writer maintains that this is strong historical proof that Locke was not merely a secondary influence on the document along with other European thinkers, but that he was a main philosophical component to the birth of the American republican ideology of "natural rights' for all of those being governed.

Tags:Locke, Jefferson, declaration

Abstract
This paper examines how John Locke's theory of politics was greatly influenced by the period dealing with consolidation of power in England, a time when King William was beginning to challenge the domination of Europe by King Louis XIV of France. It discusses John Lock's theory of government and property rights, which were the cornerstone of his book, "Treaties of Government".

Introduction
John Locke's Philosophy on Government and Property
My Reflections on Locke's Theory of Government and Property Rights
Locke's Property Rights Vs. Pursuit of Happiness

From the Paper
"There were also conflicts between Protestants, Anglicans and Catholics. These difficulties eventually led to a civil war in England {1640s}. King Charles I was defeated in the war and there were intellectual debates about what type of government and institutions should be in place. The debates also focused on such other issues as the abolishment of the monarchy, the Anglican Church and the House of Lords. The establishment of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate, which ended with Cromwell's death in 1650, followed this period."

Tags:anglican, england, government, property, revolution, rights, treaties

Abstract
John Locke wrote at a time of social unrest and questioning, at a time when the long-standing sovereignty of kings as ordained by God was being questioned. Locke did not see the power of kings as derived from the will of God but rather as developing as the result of some social condition. The paper shows that Locke asked first what state man would be in if there were no government and he found that human beings originated in the state of nature, the state that existed before human beings came together to form a society and a government. It shows that Locke saw this state of nature as placing the individual into a state of perfect freedom, with no necessity to ask any other person before determining his or her own actions or disposing of their own property. Property was an essential element in Locke's thinking, with the relationship of the individual to his property as being of paramount importance. The paper shows that the ownership of property was seen as a fundamental right, meaning that it was a right born in the state of nature. For Locke, the defense of individual liberty is inseparable from the defense of private property.

From the Paper
"The individual in society does not have absolute freedom, showing that something has been lost from the state of nature. Locke sees human beings as having agreed to give up certain rights and powers through some form of agreement. Society is thus formed when men cede certain powers to a central authority. Private property rights are to be protected by this state that has been created--human beings have given up certain rights in order to assure the protection of their property from the depredations of others. Locke traces the concept of private property from the time when God gave the world to Adam and his posterity. Locke sees political power as being "for the regulating and preserving of property" (Locke 4), among other things."

Tags:joint, ownership, Adam

Abstract
The paper analyzes the importance of John Locke's philosophy on the American Declaration of Independence of 1776. The paper examines various segments of Locke's "The Second Treatise of Civil Government" and shows how the textual language within the Declaration of Independence reflects his philosophy. The paper discusses the historical proof that Locke was not merely a secondary influence on the document but that he was a main philosophical component of the birth of the American republican ideology.

From the Paper
"The first philosophical basis of the Declaration of Independence was found upon Enlightenment philosophers, such as John Locke. In many ways, the development for a new phase of human freedom was being known through such terms as "natural rights", which were based on new perspectives about Nature and the way that human beings interrelated within a government prospectus. Although some may argue that Locke played a minor part in the many influences on the document, it is apparent that his philosophy is paramount to the anti-monarchical disposition of the Continental Congress. The dictates of new governing principle relied on the importance of human liberty for all, not simply the few that controlled government."

Tags:The, Second, Treatise, of, Civil, Government, philosophy, republican, values, liberty

Abstract
This paper explores the ways in which John Locke's essay on education can be read in the contexts of modern schools and education. The emphasis of this paper is on Locke's remarks on social virtues, and how these are the foundation of education. Since Locke writes of education as a life-long process, it follows that personal character plays a role in learning and teaching. In this paper, the qualities of social virtues and social relations are re-situated in contexts of schooling, from curriculum to administration.

Abstract
The paper discusses the differing philosophies of John Locke and James Madison. The paper details how Locke suggests a "social contract" which would bind people together in order to secure their individual rights and the protection of their property. The paper further examines how Madison, in his argument for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, argued that a democracy where all people had a say in government could actually lead to the denial of rights to part of the group - the minority. The paper concludes that if all men were moral, then Locke's system would be the perfect form of government. Unfortunately this is not the case, and so Madison's argument for divided government is preferable, because it protects minorities from ambitious factions.

From the Paper
"In his famous Second Treatise of Government, John Locke delineates why government is necessary, why people should consent to it, and what they can expect from it. The natural state of freedom into which all men are born is paradoxical because, in that state, all other men are free as well. The attainments of property are useless if a person cannot protect himself and his wealth. For economic and political reasons, Locke suggests people give up some freedom in order to gain freedom from being abused by other free people."

Tags:self-regulate, federal, system, Federalist, Papers, legislative, body, Second, Treatise, of, Government

Abstract
This paper examines how John Locke was one of the great philosophers of the seventeenth century whose innovative ideas challenged existing beliefs and eventually gave rise to the American Revolution. It looks at how Locke's ideas and doctrines disrupted the status quo and planted the seeds of doubt that enabled the American colonists to rise against mother England and the established social systems. It shows how his theories redefined the concept of liberty and challenged the absolute rule of monarchs.

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"Locke's ideas were very appealing and inspiring to the colonists who were under the oppressive ruler of the British Empire headed by King George III. Unlike Britain who had a feudal system of class structure, the first generation of Americans was born equal. Therefore, it was not difficult for them to reject the concept of social classes that was prevalent in Britain. This enabled them to readily accept Locke's views and allow Lockean liberalism to dominate political thought in America (Hartz, 1955). These colonists strongly resented Britain's taxation policies such as the Sugar Act (1763), which increase the duties on imported sugar, textiles, coffee, wines, and dye, or the Currency Act (1764), which prohibited the colonies from issuing their own paper currency."

Tags:liberalism, colonists, government, england

Abstract
This paper presents an examination of the foundation of life as developed by two famous philosophers. John Locke and Renee Descartes both believed they had come up with an understandable and scientific philosophy about the foundation of life. The writer of this paper compares and contrasts those beliefs.

From the Paper
"Throughout history, mankind has tried to develop a philosophy that will explain the existence of life. There have been abstract ideas, concrete ideas, spiritual ideas and others to try and explain the foundation of life in a way that can be understood in future generations. Two of the most scientifically respected men in history worked to develop theories about the foundation of life that could be understood in a scientific manner. John Locke and Renee Descartes are well known for their theories about life. The theories have several similarities as well as several differences. The men made history with their theories about the foundations of life, though Descartes theory seems to be the easiest to understand."

Tags:theory, scientific

Abstract
This paper explains that Locke does not believe human beings can have any access to accurate knowledge of the actually existing reality of things; whereas, Leibniz holds that the way a word is used to refer to an object is part of our understanding of the object's real essence and that its real essence can be understood through its observable properties. The paper states the suggestion that such concepts are acquired only through sense experience, which is Locke's position, thus undermines, not only Leibniz's view of the relationship between the human mind and the external universe, but his interpretation of the role of God in giving existence to the universe through the principle of the First Cause and final sufficient reason.

From the Paper
"This is a fundamentally different position from that of Leibniz, who holds that this process does indeed function in human beings as it does in animals " "men act like the lower animals, resembling the empirical physicians, whose methods are those of mere practice without theory" " but that this is only part of the explanation for human understanding. The element this empirical explanation disregards is precisely that rational capacity which separates people from animals and makes human nature what it is: "it is the knowledge of necessary and eternal truths that distinguishes us from the mere animals and gives us Reason and the sciences, raising us to the knowledge of ourselves and of God."

Tags:reality, word, essense, observable, interpretation