Thomas Hobbes believed that all individuals are naturally equal in the state of nature, but this equality leads to a state of constant conflict and war. Thus, he advocated for a social contract where individuals surrender some of their freedoms to a central authority in exchange for protection and security. This central authority, according to Hobbes, helps to maintain peace and prevent chaos.
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas More described the idea of a utopian society in his book "Utopia". He proposed a hypothetical society based on principles of equality, education, and communal living, aimed at achieving a peaceful and ideal civilization.
The idea of natural rights and the belief in individual liberty and equality likely inspired this passage.
A good prop representing Thomas Hobbes could be a Leviathan figure or a copy of his famous work, "Leviathan," as it symbolizes his belief in a powerful, central authority to maintain order in society.
The central belief of the Enlightenment was the promotion of reason, individualism, and the idea that knowledge, science, and human understanding could improve society and individuals. It emphasized intellectual freedom, skepticism of traditional authority, and the importance of human rights and equality.
Great Awakening Helped develop American identity by encouraging a belief in spiritual equality.
A belief in the equality of all people
Egalitarianism
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Thomas Jefferson thought that equality was right
Equality.
Enlightenment
Equality? Socialism? Communism? Egalitarianism: a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs
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In the modern American usuage, liberalism refers to a belief in the uses of government to bring about justice and equality of opportunity.
The Quakers.