... political societies for protection. Men living on their own have a lot of freedom. Locke says, "If he is absolute lord of his own person and possessions, equal to the greatest and subject to nobody-why will he part with his freedom? Why will he give up his lordly status and subject himself to the control to someone else's power ... protect men from others living by violence (Bennett 4) Men who realize they need the rule of law to protect themselves form political societies under one government (Bennett 32). Locke expounds further that the state of nature lacks several things that men nee...

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... , the enlightened despot, a ruler who embraced enlightenment philosophies and incorporated them in his rule. Louis XIV, who ruled France for 72 years, has been named one of the most effective monarchs of all time. He, however, was not an enlightened ruler because he was not tolerant, believed in absolutism and lived an extravagant lifestyle, contrary to utilitarian ideas. Louis XIV saw ... 4). Louis felt he was not accountable to anyone for his actions. This idea of Absolutism contrasted sharply with the political theories of one of the Enlightenments most prominent thinkers, John Locke....

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... how man in the state of nature has a choice in his total freedom. Rousseau helps us explore his idea of freedom while reading his work and reveals insight about what political conditions are needed for humans to realize what genuine freedom is. Rousseau identifies two types of freedom, natural liberty and civil liberty. According to Rousseau, natural liberty is primitive. It ... an idea. We are only as free only to the extent of what we are told. Laws, morals, rulers, leaders, monarchs, governments, etc. are jurisdictions and shape our ideas and beliefs. We believe those who are in cont...

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