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Locke and Rousseau on Economic Inequality, 2008.
A comparison of John Locke's "Second Treatise of Government" and Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality".
2,790 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This essay compares and contrasts two theoretical models regarding economic inequality. The first is presented by John Locke in his "Second Treatise of Government", which addresses the origins of economic inequality. The second, which is in sharp distinction to these views, is presented by French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau in his "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality". The paper outlines the strengths and weaknesses of both. It argues that, while both works are very similar in their imagined origins of economic inequality in the early history of property, they differ radically in how they represent property and the justifications for its differing accumulations that ultimately give rise to economic inequality. The paper concludes that Locke envisions property and moderate levels of economic inequality as a good thing, while Rousseau condemns this inequality as a corrupting influence upon human society in every respect.
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"However, while there is a superficial similarity between how Locke and Rousseau each conceive of the state of nature, there is one important distinction between the two: property. While Locke conceives, as noted above, of an equality of property as existing in the state of nature, Rousseau contends that the innovation of property itself marked the ending of the state of nature and the beginning of human society.
"This is an important difference, and it goes to the heart of how each philosopher conceives of economic inequality. For example, it is clear from the outset of Rousseau's description of the state of nature and its defining characteristics that he sees property as not only a negative aspect of human society but as being fundamentally illegitimate as well."
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Locke and Rousseau, 2002.
Examines the different perceptions on economic inequality by Locke and Rousseau.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper will address the theories of both Locke and Rousseau in relation to these factors and will present a coherent synopsis of their very different views. The ideas of both philosophers will be compared, but not contrasted, as this issue is dependent on personal beliefs and is therefore an internal variable.
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Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau and the Right to Property, 2002.
This paper discusses Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau and the right to property.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 80.95
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In his Second Treatise of Government, John Locke provides his theory of private property and how it is connected to the rights of man. In his view, the right to property was one of the natural God-given rights.
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Locke, Rousseau and Human Freedom, 2002.
Compares and contrasts Locke's conception of human freedom with Rousseau's conception of human freedom.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay discusses how Locke and Rousseau had two very different conceptions of human freedom. Rousseau's vision entailed a society where the individual's will was subordinate to the "general will." Locke, meanwhile, believed that freedom was impossible if individual freedom was not at the root of society.
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Locke, Rousseau and Dewey: Thoughts on Liberalism, 2001.
This paper examines the particular forms of liberalism proposed by three important thinkers ? John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Dewey.
2,445 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 74.95
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The following paper explores elements of liberalism as seen by Locke, Rousseau and Dewey. They argue that people spend their lives in the future and therefore need a philosophy that keeps its face turned to the sun.
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?To say that liberalism does not proffer a specific version of ?the good life? is analogous to saying that atheism does not offer a specific version of the good life. This is true, but only if one is looking from the outside. To the Christian, atheism may simply be the absence of a cohesive spiritual perspective. But the person who does not believe in God does not define his or her belief as the absence of what the theist cleaves to but rather as the presence of a humanistic philosophy. The Christian believes in Christ; the humanist believes in human potential and responsibility. The philosophies are certainly different, but neither one is incomplete or incoherent.
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Locke and Rousseau on Government, 2002.
An examination of the views of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau vissions on what government should be.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay discusses the views of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau on government. Rousseau's vision of government involved a society where the individual's will was subordinate to the "general will." Locke, meanwhile, believed that government functioned best if individual freedom was at the root of society.
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Locke and Rousseau on the Social Contract, 2002.
Looks at the contrasting viewpoints on the 'social contract' by political philosophers, John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
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John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau both employed the "social contract" device, yet they arrived at very different political conclusions. Rousseau believed very much in a social contract, but in which the freedom of the individual would have to be subordinated to the collective good. In other words, in his eyes, people would have to abide by a certain contract and sacrifice their own individuality. Locke was much different in that he also believed in a social contract, but a social contract that the government, not the people, was responsible to. If the government sacrificed the contract, then the people had a right to throw the government out.
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Locke and Rousseau, 2006.
An analysis of the views of liberty presented by John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper compares the ideas of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who were two of the seminal influences on modern conceptions of liberty. The paper attempts to ascertain which thinker had a more democratic and legitimate notion of liberty. It also discusses the history behind their theories and why they presented the ideas that they did.
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"Locke and Rousseau on the Subject of Liberty John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were two of the seminal influences on modern conceptions of liberty. This paper will compare their ideas, with a view to ascertaining which thinker had a more democratic and legitimate notion of liberty. In analysing the level of democracy in Locke's concept of liberty, it is essential to note that Locke conceived of a very limited kind of democracy. While it was democratic within its historical context, it was most certainly not what we think of as democracy today. The key reason for this is that Locke restricted democratic rights to men (not women) who owned property."
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Locke, Rousseau and Hobbes, 2006.
An argument against the self-evident reality of democracy in Western civilization.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses the historical evidence of democracy in America as a prime example of the philosophical treatises of Rousseau and Locke, and the supposed fruition of their cause. However, the ideology of a government that would rule for the great good of the people is not realistic, nor has been proven to self-evident. This paper provides examples of how Locke attempted to give more sovereignty for land to the lower classes and the inability of American elites to help evenly distribute the land for the greater good.
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"In this political analysis of western civilization, the premise of democracy has been an arguably difficult subject to display as a self-evident form of government. In the many treaties written by such philosophers as John Locke and Hobbes, one can realize the problems associated with realistically governing through the will of the people. Although the United States Constitution reveals an eventual realization of the principles that Locke, Rousseau and Hobbes discuss in their ideas of government, democracy is not truly a self-evident form of governing."
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Hobbes, Locke, Paine & Rousseau, 1997.
Compares the major ideas of 17th Cent. & 18th Cent. political philosophers on reconciling rights, equality & the need for an orderly society.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 103.95
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"Early political theorists made many attempts to reconcile the concepts of rights and equality within the framework of political thought and ideals. Differing points of view on these subjects existed among the many political philosophers and theorists. One view was that the early theorists were engaged in an impossible task when they sought to accommodate the concepts of rights and equality with the requirements of civil order. Another view held that some theorists believed that rights were, by their very nature, a demand for limited government. The concept of rights elevates, as an absolute, a few values or interests while denying the legitimacy of any governmental interference. Total equality, however, would deny any constraint or exception to majority rule if it were the law of the land.
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Rousseau's Republic and Locke's Commonwealth, 2002.
A philosophical look at the key differences between Locke's commonwealth and Rousseau's republic.
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This five-page undergraduate paper examines the most important differences between Locke's commonwealth and Rousseau's republic. These differences are mainly accounted for in the philosophers' differing views of the state of nature.
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Rousseau on Inequality, 2002.
A look at Jean Jacques Rousseau's concepts on inequality.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines Rousseau's discussion of the various causes of inequality. The author evaluates whether a similar approach could be taken to explain sexual or racial inequality and includes Simone De Beauvoir in the analysis.
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?Discourse on the Origin of Inequality? by Rousseau, 2002.
This paper discusses Rousseau?s ?Discourse on the Origin of Inequality,? a philosophical work that explains how society came to be and how inequality emerged and existed in the society.
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This paper discusses Jean Jacques Rousseau?s ?Discourse on the Origin of Inequality of Man?, that focuses on how man came to be different from other animals because of two characteristics: Pity and the need for self-preservation. The paper points out that a careful study of Rousseau?s work shows that man?s natural tendency for survival and self-achievement will drive him to want to dominate others, and that inequality will become the product of humankind?s selfish and self- achieving nature.
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"Rousseau defends his primary claim about inequality by explaining how inequality came to be. Of course, Rousseau discusses the nature of man prior to the establishment of the society. Prior to Rousseau?s society, humankind is egalitarian in nature, and survival is only the main reason why people live (self-preservation). However, as time passes, and as man become more acquainted with other people, the need to achieve betterment, or perfectibility, arises; man thus aspire to attain superiority above the others (?In proportion as the human race grew more numerous, men's cares increased. The difference of soils, climate and seasons, must have introduced some differences in their manner of living?). Through this kind of thinking and objective, man becomes unfair individual, and the society that Rousseau talks about is created through the inequality of man."
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Locke, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Rousseau, 2002.
Compares the philosophies of John Locke, Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
1,523 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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The philosophies of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau encompass a spectrum of thought on how a state should be governed. This paper discusses how at one end is the cynicism of Machiavelli and, to some extent, Hobbes. Their ideas are countered by the democratic optimism of Locke and Rousseau. It shows how, at the heart of each of these essays is each philosopher?s assessment of the fundamental character of people and how much they can be trusted to govern themselves.
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"Throughout The Prince moral codes seem irrelevant to the business of running a state. The survival of the sovereign is the highest priority. At times Machiavelli seems to be writing guidelines for tyrants. According to him, a prince is safer if he is feared rather than loved. It is easier, Machiavelli maintains, for people to offend, or betray, someone they love than someone they fear. How is that fear instilled? ?Fear is maintained by a dread of punishment which never fails.? ( Santoni 120 ).
In Leviathan , Hobbes, like Machiavelli, stresses the importance of a powerful sovereign, however his philosophy of government seems less tyrannical than that of Machiavelli. ?During the time when men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called war, and such a war as is of every man against every man.? (Santoni 143)."
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Marx's Analysis Of The History And Dynamics Of Capitalism Compared With Rousseau's Arguments In His Discourse On The Origin Of Inequality., 2002.
A comparison of Marx's analysis of the history and dynamics of capitalism with Rousseau.
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This three-page undergraduate paper compares and contrasts Marx's analysis of the history and dynamics of capitalism with Rousseau's arguments in his Discourse on the Origin of Inequality. It discusses various points that show a substantive difference between Marx and Rousseau.
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