... were influential philosophers in the 17th century. Thomas Hobbes declared a horizontal covenant between citizens, "by mutual covenants with one another."" John Locke was an Englishman who wrote down many of the 'fundamental rights' that were later listed in the Declaration of Independence. Locke's idea of a tabula rasa' (clean or blank slate) for the natural man was greatly influential in that it meant ... life. Marxist philosophy owed its roots to Enlightenment inspired visions of mankind. It saw many socialist achievements in Sweden. Another rendition of Enlightenment thought is encou...

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