Question

Use the following excerpt from John Locke's Second Treatise of Civil Government (1690) to answer the question below:

"But though this be a state of liberty, yet it is not a state of licence: though man in that state have an uncontroulable liberty to dispose of his person or possessions, yet he has not liberty to destroy himself, or so much as any creature in his possession, but where some nobler use than its bare preservation calls for it. The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult

Answer 1

what is the question?

Answer 2

Use the following excerpt from John Locke's Second Treatise of Civil Government (1690) to answer the question below:

"But though this be a state of liberty, yet it is not a state of licence: though man in that state have an uncontroulable liberty to dispose of his person or possessions, yet he has not liberty to destroy himself, or so much as any creature in his possession, but where some nobler use than its bare preservation calls for it. The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions: for men being all the workmanship of one omnipotent, and infinitely wise maker."—Public Domain

Which one of the following thinkers was influenced most by this statement?

Mary Wollstonecraft

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Hobbes

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Mary Wollstonecraft

Answer 5

easy as bro

Answer 6

Use the following quote from Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire to answer the question below:

"It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong."—Public Domain

Voltaire would have agreed that

challenging an ignorant person is more difficult than challenging an educated one

the Protestant Reformation was unsuccessful

nations should have a state religion to maintain order

challenging the monarchy could be hazardous
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Answer 7

challenging the monarchy could be hazardous

Answer 8

sweet as Dawg

Answer 9

Use the following statement from the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire to answer the question below:

"Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices."—Public Domain

Voltaire was drawing attention to the dangers of which of the following?

violence

superstition

heresy

arrogance

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Answer 10

heresy

Answer 11

neat!

Answer 12

A major cause of the Enlightenment was

a renewed interest in nobility

the Scientific Revolution

the French Revolution

a growing respect for absolute monarchies

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Answer 13

the sun

Answer 14

lol

Answer 15

The Enlightenment was a revival of philosophical thought in which principles of learning, which had previously been taken for granted, were questioned and often discarded, to be replaced by scientific methods and innovative attitudes. so what do you think the answer is?

Answer 16

For the first question the correct answer is B, Tomas Jefferson

Answer 17

only 1 year late on that bro xD