https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so Sierra Shuburte 2nd hour en-us 2021-01-13 15:06:13 UTC 2021-04-22 13:14:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f8.png zshu https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083345626 ~ Born: 384 BCE, Stagira, Greece. Died 322 BCE.
~ Aristotle’s intellectual range was vast, covering most of the sciences and many of the arts, including biology, botany, chemistry, ethics, history, logic, metaphysics, rhetoric, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, physics, poetics, political theory, psychology, and zoology.
~ Aristotle considered constitutional government the ideal form of government. He observes that none of the three forms are healthy though and realizes that the states will cycle through the 3 in an abrupt and chaotic way.
~ Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, Metaphysics, Poetics, & On the Soul (De Anima).
~ "Aristotle concluded that mixing two extreme "wrong" constitutions, oligarchy and democracy, would result in a moderate "right" one."
"He decided on a balanced one based on the Greek principle that the extremes in life should be avoided in favor of the moderate middle." - source
~ The Founding Fathers liked Aristotle's related views on republican government and the rule of law, and existence of a “law of nature". ]]> 2021-01-13 15:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083345626 zshu https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083347337 ~ Born: June 28, 1712, Geneva, Switzerland. Died: July 2, 1778, Ermenonville, France. 
~  His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment throughout Europe, the French Revolution, and development of modern political, economic and educational thought. 
~  Rousseau argued that the general will of the people could not be decided by elected representatives, he believed in a direct democracy in which everyone voted to express the general will. He wanted a small democracy similar to a city-state like his home back in Geneva.
~ A Discourse on the Origins of Inequality (1755) and The Social Contract (1762); the novels Julie; or, The New Eloise (1761) and Émile; or, On Education (1762); and the autobiographical Confessions (1782–1789).
~ Rousseau directly impacted the U.S. Constitution by expressing his ideas on the nature of man and social contract theory.]]> 2021-01-13 15:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083347337 zshu https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083348677 ~ Born: April 5, 1588, Westport, Wiltshire. December 4, 1679, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
~ Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, scientist, and historian.
~  Hobbes believed that the only true and correct form of government was the absolute monarchy. This belief stemmed from the central tenet of Hobbes' natural philosophy that human beings are, at their core, selfish creatures.
~ Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan.
~ "Due to Hobbes' ideas, they saw that people cannot survive without a strong central government that would protect them. His social contract theory established that a government should serve and protect all the people in the society. acting only with the "consent of the governed", this influenced the U.S constitution." - source
~  Hobbes influenced the Founding Father in establishing America's First Principles, most notably the recognition of unalienable rights, the Social Compact, and limited government.]]> 2021-01-13 15:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083348677 zshu https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083350000 ~ Born: August 29, 1632, Wrington, United Kingdom. Died: October 28, 1704, High Laver, United Kingdom.
~ Locke was a British philosopher, Oxford academic and medical researcher.
~ "He expressed his view that government is obligated to serve the people, by protecting life, liberty, and property. Also, he went about limiting power of the government. He favored representative government and a rule of law." - source
~ An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Two Treatises of Government & Letters on Toleration. 
~ Locke wrote that all individuals are equal in the sense that they are born with certain "inalienable" natural rights. Locke pioneered the ideas of natural law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution that proved essential to both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution that followed.
~ His three natural rights of “life, liberty and estate” deeply influenced the United States' founding documents. His essays on religious tolerance provided an early model for the separation of church and state.]]> 2021-01-13 15:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083350000 zshu https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083350906 ~ January 18, 1689, La Brède, France. February 10, 1755, Paris, France.
~ He was a French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher.
~ "Montesquieu concluded that the best form of government was one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful." - source
~ Montesquieu's two most important works are the Persian Letters and The Spirit of the Laws.
~ "He conceived the idea of separating government authority into the three major branches: executive, legislative and judicial. This perspective significantly influenced the authors of the Constitution in establishing laws and division of duties, and also in the inclusion of provisions to preserve individual liberties." - source
~ Montesquieu influenced the Founding Father by his idea of separation of powers, Madison took the idea of separation of powers and established a thorough system of checks and balances. ]]> 2021-01-13 15:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/zshu/xvouprtulw4km6so/wish/1083350906