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This 3 page paper examines Locke's claim that revolution is justifiable. His influence on the American and English revolutions are duly noted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the war as it stands now. For some, war or battle is never justified, which is why it is prudent to turn to philosophers for the answers. These deep thinkers
usually have something profound to offer. They think about ethical and moral dilemmas and come up with reasons for or against an argument. For John Locke, the question of revolution
is examined. Is revolution justifiable? Not only does Locke advocate revolution, but he is to some extent a participant. It is believed that John Locke actually influenced the
Americans on the other side of the ocean, even though he was really more influential to England (Romanell, 1990). The author explains that" Locke the Anglican Whig served for years
as adviser to the First Earl of Shaftesbury (Anthony Ashley Cooper) the leading Whig politician in Restoration England. In short, John Locke was no armchair philosopher" (1990, 475). John Locke
was intimately involved in the politics of his day and while he might have influenced the American revolution, or just the English revolution, is of no matter. Locke was to
some extent politically vital. This suggests that his ideas ar more than superfluous rantings. Rather, Locke was entrenched in the practicalities of what he actually did. At the same time,
it is not as if this philosopher threw out the basic tenets of reasoning. He did find it necessary to justify revolution ideologically. How did he managed it? Lockes
political thought may be found in his work entitled Two Treatises of Government (Mills & Woods, 1996). In that work, he " justified the Glorious Revolution in England of 1688"
(152). That comes as no surprise as Locke claimed that men are "born free" and that they do have the right to life, liberty, ownership of property, and so
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