Constitutional Monarchy was the best form of government in his opinion because absolute monarchies had failed. He felt that countries can only prosper if the leaders have the consent of the people. Locke did not believe that the monarch had the divine right but the right to rule was given to them by the people.
f the government violates any of these rights and become a nuisance the people have the right to overthrow it and replace it with a new and improved one. The parliament kept the monarch in check by passing rules and laws that restrict the king or queen.
John Locke's Perfect Society He thinks everyone should have a good education because every man was born with a blank brain. “No man’s Knowledge Here can go beyond his experience” A country should not consist of the government and the governed, but of free men. Everyone has individual rights that were established before government: God given rights Government’s job is the protection of life liberty and property. If the government violates any of these rights and become a nuisance the people have the right to overthrow it and replace it with a new and improved one.
John Locke's Views on Human Rights
John Locke believed that all humans should be free and should not be controlled against their will. He also felt that women should be treated equally and was entitled to an equal voice. He supported this because he felt that they had the ability to reason.
John Locke's Views on the Nature of Man
He believed that man's natural rights are life, liberty, health, and property.
”The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges everyone: and reason which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions…“
He believed that the most important problem with the state of nature is that all rights can and will be violated somehow.
Locke believed that human nature allowed people to be selfish.
“the state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which treats everyone equally. Reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind… that being all equally and indepent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, or possessions.”
How did they view religion in society?
He thought that people should be punished for having different religions.
He was a protestant.
Locke thought people have the natural ability to govern themselves and to look after the well-being of society.
What he would dislike or like today.
John Locke would be proud of some countries and look down upon others. For example, he would approve of the government of the United States, partly because some ideas in the constitution were taken directly from him. In fact, the entire government was founded on his ideas. He would approve of how the branches of government were separated so that one would not overpower the other. I think that the only thing that he would change about that government is that it is not a Constitutional Monarchy like, say, the United Kingdom. He would see that the liberation of women and how they were treated in today's society as a good thing because he supported the rights of women in his time. Locke would look down upon communist states such as North Korea and Cuba because they go against what he believes is a good form of government. The people in those countries are stripped of the natural rights John Locke thought was given to every person as a human. In those countries, they can be stripped of their lives, their freedom, their health, and possessions as the government pleases.
John Locke's Favorite form of government
Constitutional Monarchy was the best form of government in his opinion because absolute monarchies had failed. He felt that countries can only prosper if the leaders have the consent of the people. Locke did not believe that the monarch had the divine right but the right to rule was given to them by the people.
f the government violates any of these rights and become a nuisance the people have the right to overthrow it and replace it with a new and improved one. The parliament kept the monarch in check by passing rules and laws that restrict the king or queen.
John Locke's Perfect Society
He thinks everyone should have a good education because every man was born with a blank brain. “No man’s Knowledge Here can go beyond his experience”
A country should not consist of the government and the governed, but of free men.
Everyone has individual rights that were established before government: God given rights
Government’s job is the protection of life liberty and property. If the government violates any of these rights and become a nuisance the people have the right to overthrow it and replace it with a new and improved one.
John Locke's Views on Human Rights
John Locke believed that all humans should be free and should not be controlled against their will. He also felt that women should be treated equally and was entitled to an equal voice. He supported this because he felt that they had the ability to reason.
John Locke's Views on the Nature of Man
He believed that man's natural rights are life, liberty, health, and property.
”The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges everyone: and reason which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions…“
He believed that the most important problem with the state of nature is that all rights can and will be violated somehow.
Locke believed that human nature allowed people to be selfish.
“the state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which treats everyone equally. Reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind… that being all equally and indepent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, or possessions.”
How did they view religion in society?
He thought that people should be punished for having different religions.
He was a protestant.
Locke thought people have the natural ability to govern themselves and to look after the well-being of society.
What he would dislike or like today.
John Locke would be proud of some countries and look down upon others. For example, he would approve of the government of the United States, partly because some ideas in the constitution were taken directly from him. In fact, the entire government was founded on his ideas. He would approve of how the branches of government were separated so that one would not overpower the other. I think that the only thing that he would change about that government is that it is not a Constitutional Monarchy like, say, the United Kingdom. He would see that the liberation of women and how they were treated in today's society as a good thing because he supported the rights of women in his time. Locke would look down upon communist states such as North Korea and Cuba because they go against what he believes is a good form of government. The people in those countries are stripped of the natural rights John Locke thought was given to every person as a human. In those countries, they can be stripped of their lives, their freedom, their health, and possessions as the government pleases.
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