The Virginia House of Burgesses eventually led to the replication of similar houses across the colonies. This allowed the citizens to have a voice as they were represented in parliament. Given that the representatives were elected by the colonists, they allowed them to have a voice in government
Answer: Social contract has several crucial caracteristics: 1) emerge when the religious justification or interpretation of social order is exhausted/in crisis (Europe 17th century), consequently it is of profane or secular character 2) social contract theory is derived (always) from certain concept of human nature (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau)....for ex. in Hobbes "homo homini lupus" (human nature) requires absolute monarchy, 3) supposes that social institutions or organization of these institutions determine the quality of social order, 4) society is compared to a machine (mechanistic metaphor of society).
Explanation: psychologically speaking, in 17th and 18th century or in 19th century (Marx) there is still no concept of unconscious and unconscious aspect of human nature. When concept of "unconscious" appears, things will change significantly because discovery of unconscious point at irrational aspect of human nature. In contrast to Enlightenment, after Freud there is not so strong convinction about rational basis of human nature/society.
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they were pagan worshippers.. then sought to spread their theology through asia, Europe, Africa and even us. their both false religions. (jesus is lord)
The great Athenian leader of the 5th century BCE, Pericles, was swept into power in a popular democratic movement. A member of a noble and venerable family, Pericles led the Athenians against Cimon for harboring autocratic intentions. Pericles had been the leader of the democratic faction of Athenian politics since 462 BCE. Ephialtes was the Athenian leader who had finally divested the Areopagus of all its power; Athens was now solely governed by the council and the democratic Assembly.
Pericles quickly brought forward legislation that let anyone serve as the archon [one of the nine central leaders], despite birth or wealth. The Assembly became the central power of the state. Consisting of all the free-born male citizens of Athens, the Assembly was given sole approval or veto power over every state decision. The Assembly was not a representative government, but instead consisted of every male citizen. In terms of numbers, this still was not a democratic state: women weren't included, nor were foreigners, slaves or freed slaves.
Pericles also changed the rules of citizenship: before the ascendancy of Pericles, anyone born of a single Athenian parent was an Athenian citizen; Pericles instituted laws which demanded that both parents be Athenian citizens. So, in reality, the great democracy of Periclean Athens was in reality only a very small minority of the people living in Athens. It was, however, the closest human culture has come to an unadulterated democracy.
One figure towers over this new democratic state: Pericles. This Age of Athens, which begins either in 462 or 450 or 445 BCE and lasts until 404 BCE, when Athens was defeated by Sparta, is called the Athenian Age, the Classical Age or after its most important political figure, the Age of Pericles.
And still there remains the figure of Pericles himself. There is no question that the democratic reforms of the Age of Pericles owe their existence to the energy of this political figure. He was a man of immense persuasiveness and an orator of great power. Although he was eventually ostracized by the Athenians [he later returned], he dominated the democratic government of Athens with his formidable capacity to speak and to persuade. He had two central policies: democratic reform and the maintenance of the empire.
Sparta, however, growing increasinly wary of Athenian prosperity, would soon find itself entangled once again with its old rival. The thirty year peace managed to hang on for only fourteen years before hostilities broke out again. In 431BCE, a second war broke out, called simply The Peloponnesian War; this war would see the death of Pericles in its second year, but eventually witness the foolish destruction of the Athenian navy, the defeat of Athens and the end of Athenian democracy.
"The Republic" is one of Plato's most popular works. In it, he uses the character of Socrates to explore the role that justice plays in a society and the lives of individuals living within it. In the first two books, Socrates is given three different views on justice, which he disagrees with and tries to refute. This leads into a lengthy dialogue about the state, the individuals within it, education and the nature of all things.
