John locke democracy philosophy
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Democracy
1. Democracy Defined
The term “democracy”, as we will use it in this entry, refers very generally to a method of collective decision making characterized by a kind of equality among the participants at an essential stage of the decision-making process. Four aspects of this definition should be noted. First, democracy concerns collective decision making, by which we mean decisions that are made for groups and are meant to be binding on all the members of the group. Second, we intend for this definition to cover many different kinds of groups and decision-making procedures that may be called democratic. So there can be democracy in families, voluntary organizations, economic firms, as well as states and transnational and global organizations. The definition is also consistent with different electoral systems, for example first-past-the-post voting and proportional representation. Third, the definition is not intended to carry any normative weight. It is compat
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John Locke
English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)
For other people named John efternamn, see John Locke (disambiguation).
John Locke FRS | |
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Portrait of John Locke, | |
| Born | John Locke (1632-08-29)29 August 1632 Wrington, Somerset, England |
| Died | 28 October 1704(1704-10-28) (aged 72) High Laver, Essex, England |
| Education | Christ Church, Oxford (BA, 1656; MA, 1658; MB, 1675) |
| Era | Age of Enlightenment |
| Region | Western philosophy |
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| Institutions | University of Oxford[9] Royal Society |
Main interests | Metaphysics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of education, economics |
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John Locke (; 29 August 1632 (O.S.) – 28 October 1704 (O.S.))[13] was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". • "CHAPTER ONE. John Locke’s Democratic Theory". The Real World of Democratic Theory, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011, pp. 39-67. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836833.39 (2011). CHAPTER ONE. John Locke’s Democratic Theory. In The Real World of Democratic Theory (pp. 39-67). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836833.39 2011. CHAPTER ONE. John Locke’s Democratic Theory. The Real World of Democratic Theory. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 39-67. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836833.39 "CHAPTER ONE. John Locke’s Democratic Theory" In The Real World of Democratic Theory, 39-67. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836833.39 CHAPTER ONE. John Locke’s Democratic Theory. In: The Real World of Democratic Theory. Princeton: Princeton University Press; 2011. p.39-67. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836833.39 Copied to clipboardCHAPTER ONE. John Locke’s Democratic Theory