John Locke will take a different approach to society and government than Hobbes, one which will eventually be very important to the United States. As we dive deeper into the topic, we'll address the following questions: <ol> <li>How does Locke's perspective on the state of nature inform his divergence from Hobbes in their respective views on sovereignty?</li> <li>How does Locke come to the conclusion that the individual has natural rights?</li> <li>According to Locke, why is absolute monarchy an illegitimate form of government?</li> </ol> Recommended Reading: Locke, John. <a href= "https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/locke1689a.pdf">Second Treatise of Government</a>. 1689.

John Locke will take a different approach to society and government than Hobbes, one which will eventually be very important to the United States. As we dive deeper into the topic, we'll address the following questions: How does Locke's perspective on the state of nature inform his divergence from Hobbes in their respective views on sovereignty? How does Locke come to the conclusion that the individual has natural rights? According to Locke, why is absolute monarchy an illegitimate form of government? Recommended Reading: Locke, John. Second Treatise of Government. 1689.

John Locke will take a different approach to society and government than Hobbes, one which will eventually be very important to the United States. As we dive deeper into the topic, we'll address the following questions: <ol> <li>How does Locke's perspective on the state of nature inform his divergence from Hobbes in their respective views on sovereignty?</li> <li>How does Locke come to the conclusion that the individual has natural rights?</li> <li>According to Locke, why is absolute monarchy an illegitimate form of government?</li> </ol> Recommended Reading: Locke, John. <a href="https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/locke1689a.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Second Treatise of Government</a>. 1689.

John Locke: Philosopher of Liberty

Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. 

In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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