There were many philosophers throughout the Enlightenment period. Some of these
             great thinkers shared similar views on related ideas, others differed completely. I
             personally agreed most with John Locke's philosophies. Locke was born in 1632 and
             died in 1704. His works concerned human nature, how the structure of a society should
             be set up, and other issues to that effect. Locke's philosophies and books are all
             applicable to our society today and some of our country's political foundations are based
             I agree with his reasoning on why an absolute monarchy is no form of a civil
             government. I believe that the people who make the decisions for their country are their
             country and that 'the people' should have equal power and all be on the same level
             socially and politically. Like Locke, I believe that a superior to judge between right and
             wrong and to punish those who do wrong is absolutely necessary, yet the power should be
             in the hands of the people and not a monarch. Before the enlightenment, both secular
             and religious worlds were in a power struggle and became extremely corrupt, proving
             that 'absolute power corrupts absolutely'.
             Locke stated "...and have a common established law and judicature to appeal to,
             with authority to decide controversies between them and punish offenders" (Civil
             Society). I have no doubt that to have structure and a judicial system in a society is
             essential and without it there would be complete and utter chaos. I also agree with Locke
             on the subject of why a civil society is better and more productive then living in the state
             of nature. Locke's "state of nature" was a state of liberty, and all people were considered
             equal, but there was no authority to enforce the law which I believe to be greatly
             problematic. Without laws or government, a state or country is bound to be inextricable
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