This argument that the Constitution is a threat to democracy is based on John Locke’s idea of the social contract. Those who would amend the social contract would dissolve the Constitution to ...

One important philosophical influence on the Founders, the Enlightenment liberalism stemming from the writings of John Locke ... other religious organizations (social services, hospitals, and ...

The Renaissance revived classical individualism, leading to the Enlightenment, where thinkers like John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau articulated notions of personal liberty and social contract.

At the heart of his argument was the political thought of one of Britain’s most celebrated philosophers: John Locke. “So true are the words of that consummate reasoner and politician Mr. Locke ...

Political philosophy considers normative questions about social and political organization ... such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, John Rawls, Susan Okin, Will ...

March 1996 Second Thoughts on the Second Amendment At the heart of the gun-control debate is a fundamental tension between republicanism and individualism by Wendy Kaminer CALM ...

This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Colleen Steffen TheStatehouseFile.com November 4, 2024 ...

Joe Locke comments on how Alice’s death impacts Wiccan’s story in Agatha All Along, and if Agatha is truly to blame. “I always saw that scene as the last time we see Teen in his true ...

Jean Jacques Rousseau’s concept of freedom and equality in the Social Contract ... Malebranche, Leibniz, Locke, Spinoza, Montesquieu, Kant, Constant, Tocqueville, Adam Smith and John Rawls. 'An ...