locke and rousseau
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LOCKE AND ROUSSEAU
Two Differing Enlightenment Philosophies…
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• One of the greatest Enlightenment era philosophers
• Believed in a concept called the “state of nature” or “natural law.”
• Promoted the idea of the social contract
JOHN LOCKE
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• Another great Enlightenment philosopher
• French• Writer• Musician
JEAN-JACQUESROUSSEAU
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BASIC BELIEFS
• Rousseau believed society (culture or those around you) corrupted people and so government must save everyone.
• John Locke believed that all people had natural rights (rights given by God)
• Absolute monarchists didn’t believe citizens had rights at all.
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LOCKE’S VIEW ON THE SOCIAL CONTRACT…
• Locke taught that the social contract was an agreement between the people and the government.
• Thus, government was designed to protect our rights, not infringe (or take away) our rights.
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• Locke supported the idea that if government took people’s rights, then people had the right to create a new one.
• In other words, government is by consent. People can “divorce” their government if there is a problem.
WHAT IF GOVERNMENT DOESN’T DO THIS?
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• Believed that government should create laws that benefit the majority of the people.
• This limits government in that government must help the majority.
• This concept is democracy.
ROUSSEAU HOWEVER…
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• Both men believed in a limited government and people having rights.
• Their works influenced the idea of popularity sovereignty, or the notion that government gets it powers from the people.
SIMILARITIES
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HOW DID EARLY AMERICANS VIEW THESE GUYS?
Early Americans did NOT support Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s democratic ideals. They worried about a tyranny of the majority.
John Locke was a MAJOR influence on American government.