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John Locke:The Darwin of GovernmentalEvolution

When one begins to examine the current hodgepodge of political governmental theories shaping the globe today, words such as “democracy,” “communism,” and “totalitarianism” emerge as dominant forces. Upon further inquiry, each system comprises a specific ideology concerning the relation of the governors to the governed people, however, it is only in democracy that one finds a true partnership between these two parties, thanks in large part to the work of the eighteenth century Enlightenment philosopher, John Locke. Before the era of Locke, the “age of reason” (encompassing the opinion that human beings are considered rational creatures capable of employing reason and logic in order to solve pressing questions of the time), around the time of the English Glorious Revolution (1689), “democracy” encompassed a much different scope than most use it today in the common vernacular. Its etymology can trace back to the days of the Republic of Ancient Rome and the rule of t...

Posted by: Leonard Herriman

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