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dear hobbes
you upset me
but i firmly believe that at one point of your life, you were a decent human being, are you just bitter because all the girls were afraid of you?
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Reflection on Trial pt 2
I apologize for that tangent earlier, Hobbes and I just do not get along, you see?
Outside of the constant questioning of the Catholic church, and mockery of all the religious groups present at the trial, the event went over rather well.
Looking at my performance during the trial, I believe that an academy award is most definitely in order. Who else got cheered on to speak his mind, in front of the whole Catholic church nonetheless. With this said, I feel that I was able to explain to the masses that what the church was doing was against the rights of all men, there needs to be a separation between the church and state, and this entire sentencing was just another reason for why the church cannot be involved with matters of intellectual growth.
Overall, this trial was a great experience and I hope to grow more from the knowledge gained during it.
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Reflection on Trial pt 1
If only that blasted Hobbes wasn’t there.
The trial went well, I was able to tell most of my points to the group and I got the approval of most of my peers to boot. I am pleased that Galileo was not sentenced, however, I cannot stand for the mockery that Hobbes made of me with the slanderous words and accusations used.
Humans are born a blank slate and are only then changed by the environment they are raised in. People can become bad, but only when they are raised as so. How could humans be inherently bad if there are people such as Galileo who contributed such an important scientific finding to the world? How could all people be born evil if someone like me was able to influence some of the greatest movements in all of mankind? These are examples of people coming together and fixing the problem (the aristocracy) as is their duty to creating a positive society.
If I see Hobbes again, I am going to throw mud at him.
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Feelings on Galileo
If I was old enough to be present during the trial of Galileo, I would most definitely side with him and fight to make sure he would be freed and praised for his accomplishments and achievements on deepening our knowledge.
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Here I am, during the trial, wearing my “Lockes” particularly bike locks in honor of having the trial at UC Davis
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The Later Years of Locke
Long have I been with fragile health, and I passed away on October 28, 1704, in Essex. Even though I was dead and unable to create more works that could shake the world, I was still able to have influence even after death.
To this day people still look to my ideas concerning theories concerning the separation of Church and State, religious freedom, and liberty. I influenced the workings of many other philosophers such as Voltaire and shaped the minds of many great leaders including Thomas Jefferson.
Without my mind and ideas that came from it, life would be drastically different for many people, especially the French and American societies.
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The Origin of Locke and Greatest Achievements
I find that many people will want to know how I became me, so I will begin a segment dedicated to describing my upbringing and how my amazing world view was formed:
I was born on August 29, 1632, to a family in in Wrington, Somerset, England. I went to the University of Oxford to continue my studies as an intellectual. Thanks to my upbringing, I was able to have one of the best educations money could buy. Both my parents were Puritans, and I was raised as such. As a student I was named Kings Scholar, which led to my acceptance at Oxford. I even became accepted at Christ Church, one of Oxford’s most prestigious places of study, and became a student of medicine. Once obtaining my bachelors degree of medicine, I met my dear old friend Lord Ashbury, Earl of Shaftsbury. After a short while he persuaded me to accompany him in London to become his personal physician.
Shaftsbury is an important name in my life, for his influence on my writings must be doubly noted. As one of the founders of the Whig party, which pushed for constitutional monarchism, his outlook on rule and government never left me.
In one of my greatest works, The Two Treatises of Government, I announced my ideas on man and the role that government has on him. Not only did my doing so stir up controversy in England, but it later influenced the American Revolution and French Revolution.
Once England came under possible revolution, I was forced to leave in 1683 due to a failed assassination attempt of King Charles II and his brother. Exiled in Holland, I wrote another great work known as “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.” This work was no mere essay, spanning the length of approximately four books, it covered the task of understanding human knowledge.
The essay was published after my return to England in 1688. During this time King James II fled the country, allowing the Whigs to rise to power. Later, this would be called the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Which balanced the power of the monarchy with the power of Parliament.
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Trial Outline for Philosophes
Outline of Events with Presenters of Information
Stance on Galileo: (Voltaire)
We the Philosophes, find that the defendant, Galileo Galilei, innocent on the grounds that the church has no authority to prosecute him. We came to this conclusion with the notion that the world is moving to a more secular time and it’s time to embrace progress.
Secularism (Montesquieu)
As a modern society we should respect everyone’s beliefs; therefore the Church should not have power over civil life. We believe that the church should be separated from the state because the government should not be influenced by religious beliefs. Every man’s mind is shaped by knowledge and education. Therefore, in order to promote science and increase quality of life, everyone should have freedom of religion. We believe that society should no longer live according to religious laws. Our society should be guided by secular reasons; we trust only facts and evidence. Since Galileo presents sufficient evidence to prove his theory; we believe he is innocent.
Deism: (Locke)
Human beings have a deep understanding of the soul that does not coincide with the Church’s teachings of original sin. Man cannot be controlled by religious authority, since everyone has their own ability to shape their own mind through the pursuit of knowledge. Because of this, Galileo is completely innocent for his contribution to the understanding of where we are and reside in this world.
Education: (Diderot and D’Alembert)
We hold to the belief that increasing knowledge is important. Through knowledge, we as humanity can progress to make a better world for us to live in. Moreover, knowledge in its fullness should be available for any common individual. Therefore, we support Galileo in his discoveries and in his publication of his ideas to the public.
Quality of Life and the Social Contract Part 1 (Locke)
I'll say this and stick to it, all people are brought into this earth with a blank slate. The way we all are is determined from how one lives and pursues their own happiness. People are pretty awesome when they do good things, just take Good King Henry the 4th. Similarly, people suck when they act like jerks, (ahem, Catholics and inquisition). While all people have a social duty to give up some of their liberty in order to form a coherent society that progresses, if their leader begins to become a tyrant (sorry bout your grandson Louie) they in turn have the same duty to take this liberty back and revolt. All in all, the church is lame and so is the king.
Social Contract 2 (Hobbes)
Actually John Locke, that’s where you are wrong. While I agree with you and the rest of our peers that secularism over religious authority is necessary, you are misinterpreting the responsibility of the social contract. While you’re off in la-la land about the fact that society can be held accountable for making the correct decision about who is a tyrant and who is not, I’m going to bring you back to earth. Society as a whole is inherently bad. Without a strong central government, the anarchic nature of our world will bring humankind into despair. Thus the real social contract involves forgoing liberty in favor of protecting society. That being said the church sucks and long live absolutism.
John Locke:
Ouch Hobbes, that's a low blow. At least in my "la-la" land people are nice, unlike your cynical hell that you call society.
Conclusion (Franklin)
As advocates of Deism, science, and education, we the Philosophes support Galileo Galilei’s actions and vote in favor of his innocence.
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Research
From my initial research and questioning, I found that John Locke interacted during a time where his ideas were accepted and looked as good and proper. He continued off many previous philosophers such as Francis Bacon and is widely known today as one of the most influential thinkers ever. For this reason, during my segment of the trial, I had an attitude that said, “I am important and you should all know of me.” The chanting that I received during the trial only helped me achieve this attitude.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/influence.html
I found Locke’s views on religion and personal equality from this source:
http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/75/john-locke-on-equality-toleration-and-the-atheist-exception
My standing on the social contract was ascertained from:
http://www.iep.utm.edu/soc-cont/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2LVcu01QEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-buzVjYQvY
My basis for the history of John Locke’s life was found on:
http://www.biography.com/people/john-locke-9384544
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Friends / Enemies During Trial
My friends during this trial are both groups of Scientists, both pre-1543 and modern. Along with them, I am friends with most of the philosophes in my group, except for that Hobbes fellow. We bicker and fight often. Alongside Hobbes, my enemies include both the protestants and the catholics, for the obvious reasons of the atrocities they commit against the human condition. Leading off my enemies, the aristocracy falls into a grey area. I obviously dislike the leaders who are tyrants, but the ones who help promote the growth of the human condition, I agree with and support.
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It's back! I told you it would be back. Please ignore that I keep saying "blank state" instead of "blank slate". It means the same damn thing doesn't it.
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http://www.tomrichey.net/euro Timestamps: 02:11 - Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan) 09:33 - John Locke (Two Treatises of Government) 13:00 - Compare/Contrast with Gr...
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how to deal with religion
(1) Earthly judges, the state in particular, and human beings generally, cannot dependably evaluate the truth-claims of competing religious standpoints; (2) Even if they could, enforcing a single "true religion" would not have the desired effect, because belief cannot be compelled by violence; (3) Coercing religious uniformity would lead to more social disorder than allowing diversity.
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Life Goals
I really think people should just try to pursue their happiness.
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