Locke and Rousseau both believed in a form of direct democracy, including freedom, equality, and independence. One of Locke’s important philosophies was that people are born with a blank slate, the “Tabula Rasa”, so everyone deserves political respect from birth, but with bad actions such privileges can go away. Rousseau pushed for a social contract to govern society, which took away rights but promised safety. Also, they both valued the human mind much more than past rulers, hence why they set up many ways for citizens to express their own ideas in their government. By including their philosophies in the Enlightenment age it helped push more countries in Europe to become a direct
Locke and Rousseau both believed in a form of direct democracy, including freedom, equality, and independence. One of Locke’s important philosophies was that people are born with a blank slate, the “Tabula Rasa”, so everyone deserves political respect from birth, but with bad actions such privileges can go away. Rousseau pushed for a social contract to govern society, which took away rights but promised safety. Also, they both valued the human mind much more than past rulers, hence why they set up many ways for citizens to express their own ideas in their government. By including their philosophies in the Enlightenment age it helped push more countries in Europe to become a direct