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Monday, May 17, 2004

REPUBLIC AT THE CROSSROADS: Locke or Hobbes, People's Judgement or God's?

John Locke talked about rights we humans enjoy as creations of a Providential being. These rights precede civil government and are "inalienable." Thomas Hobbes focussed on power. He saw power as absolute and humans engaged in endless battles for domination. Locke would have countered that... Sign in to see full entry.

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