In this essay, it is argued that the socially efficient level of crime is actually significantly above nil, despite rampant social costs, due to the necessary trade-off between prevention expenditure and costs inflicted by crimes, as well as the potential beneficial effects of crime.[1] However,...
Locke argued that the ultimate legitimacy of democratic processes depends on their serving the good of the people, as distinct from the will of the people. The authors argue that this conclusion is unavoidable, because it is impossible for democratic legitimacy to rest ultimately on any kind of ...
Locke argued that the lawmaking branch of government must be separate from the executive branch, the one that executes the laws (John Locke and the separation of powers section, para. 1&2). In Encyclopedia (2017) we can also find thta Charles Montesquieu was a French philosopher whose The ...
The philosopher who argued that human beings are born with a tabula rasa is? A. John Locke B. Descartes C. Hume D. Kant 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 A。John Locke 认为人类生来就有一块白板(tabula rasa)。Descartes 以“我思故我在”著名。Hume 强调经验和怀疑。Kant 有自己的哲学体系,但不...
Locke was an influential 17th-century English philosopher and doctor who developed a theory of thesocial contract(the idea that people voluntarily form societies as a means of protecting their rights) in hisSecond Treatise of Government. Locke argued that this social contract was a reflection of pe...
John Locke argued that government legitimacy is based on the consent of the governed and on a responsibility to protect natural rights. John argues, “The great and chief end, therefore, of mens uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves under Government, is the preservation of their ...
Therefore, Locke argued that individuals enter into civil society to protect their natural rights via an “unbiased judge” or common authority, such as courts. Constitution of Carolina and Views on Slavery Locke’s writings have often been tied to liberalism, democracy, and the foundation of the...
Locke argued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas already in their minds. He claimed that, on the contrary, the mind is a tabula rasa (blank slate) until experience begins to “write” on it. In his political writings, Locke attacked the doctrine of the divine...
Catholics, too, recognize that each of us is responsible for his own salvation in the final analysis—no matter the advantages we may have, we still must be in a position to accept God’s grace and, with it, salvation. But, where Locke argued that religion is rooted in personal ...
Locke also held the view that wealth was the product of labor.3 Locke wrote extensively about finance andeconomic policy. His 1691 essay, “Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest and the Raising of the Value of Money,” argued that governments should not regulate in...