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What enlightened contributed the social contract theory of government?
There were three men who are historically linked to social contract theory. They are Thomas Hobbes, john Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Both Hobbes and Locke were Englishmen.
Philosophers thomas hobbes and john Locke both believed that people?
in a social contract, in which people give up individual freedom to live in an organized society
Who believed that moral men make good rulers and that virtue is one of the most important properties that an official can have?
Both Hobbes and Locke had views on this topic.
How did john Locke influence the founding fathers?
John Locke was political philosopher and a proponent of natural law, and limited government. These two ideas that greatly influenced the Founding Fathers. Locke's ideas are reflected in both the Declaration of Independence, and the US Constitution.
How did European political philosophers influence the Framers of the US Constitution?
When the Framers read the works of John Locke and Baron De Montesquieu they agreed with Locke about the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (although Locke wrote property instead of pursuit of happiness) and they agreed with Montesquieu about the separation of powers into three branches (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial).
