Part one of term paper
The significance of reason is discussed both in John Locke's, The Second Treatise of Civil Government, and in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's, Emile. However, the definitions that both authors give to the word “reason” vary significantly. I will now attempt to compare the different meanings that each man considered to be the accurate definition ...

Part two of term paper
... law made by God, called the Law of Reason. This law gives humankind liberty, freedom, and equality and stresses that no man “ought to harm another in his life, liberty, or possessions” (123). According to Locke, the law of reason is the basis of man as well as society. It restrains men from infringing on the rights of others. In this state, there is no need for a central authority figure to govern the actions of people, for it is the people, themselves, who impose the “peace and preservati ...