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Ideological Origins of The American Revolution - Coggle Diagram
Ideological Origins of The American Revolution
Locke
Everyone has right to property (land, buildings, self)
Right to do anything unless it harms others
Principal motivation for leaving state of nature: protection
Power of law making + law enforcement put in the hands of a group of people acting for common good
Society founded on "Social Contract"
Legitimate govt. always by consent of people
Any tyrant overstepping legitimate rule can be removed if they don't act for public good
When trust betrayed - people not obligated through contract
limits of power - serving common good
Hucheson
Internal 'senses' eg Moral sense
internal to everyone - instinct
moral criterion: whether or not an action generally helps or hurts 'mankind'
Hobbes
Main concern: socio-political order
living in peace, avoiding civil conflict
obedience to unaccountable sovereign
fear of "State of nature" (civil war): universal insecurity, violent death, lack of human cooperation
Paine
Common sense
"Common Sense" & "Rights of Man"
state responsible for welfare and education
People to be free in exploring their wants unless it infringes on wellbeing of others
limited sovereignty to govt.
commerce driving societal progress away from European tradition