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I’m watching, fascinated. I’m thinking, “We are back to Hobbes’ and Locke’s state of nature.” Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were 17th century English political philosophers who wrote about the origins ...

Publication date 1999 Topics Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679, Locke, John, 1632-1704, Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778, Social contract Publisher Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Collection ...

The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia 249 years ago to approve what would become one of the most pivotal ...

Close on the heels of a warning that the UNESCO World Heritage status of Sigiriya is in jeopardy due to unauthorised ...