PHIL 1034 Lecture 1: Lecture 1 Notes - Declaration of Independence
28 Aug 2015
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Heavily in uenced by philosophies of john locke! Dred-scott case: blacks aren"t counted as men! People don"t deviate much in mental capacity: natural equality: hobbes says that all men are equal on the intellectual level, moral equality: locke says people have morel standings! Endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights : references a creator , what is a right? undeniable, unalienable: unable to be taken away! Let both life and liberty and happiness can be taken away! Smoking: give society the liberty to smoke even though we know that in the future that will hinder their happiness! That to secure these rights, governments are instituted amongst men ! Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed !
