POSC1113 Political Science

Euclid as founding father

Euclid concepts though they were mathematically driven and proven, they were limited to definition and axioms, where everyone were bounded to accept all proven fact despite their respective beliefs or convections. The Euclid element influenced western thought, shaped western science, art and creation of modern politics.

John Locke a Euclidean pioneer, framed his thoughts on politics and the thoughts were guided to reflect to logical structure of Elements, where logical consequences of self-evident demonstrated what was right and wrong, and he could be able to oppose the set of traditional laws and doctrines impounded on people by the Monarchs and church through proposing an establishment of natural law to geometrical theorem in order to a certain it in a Euclid demonstration.

Lincoln used the concept of Euclid in his political endeavors and always could seek advice from Euclid, who used his knowledge to give out advice to Lincoln especially when he required concepts to defeat his political rivalry, example being a Democrat Judge Stephen Douglas on Illinois political circuit on a subject matter of slavery.  

The continuous amendment and re-evolution of equality mirrored Lincoln`s realization that truths cannot be relied on untouchable and self – evident, Euclid axioms were mathematical demonstrated  and proven that they were insufficient, at this point of time the concept self – evident shifted its predominance to proposition in order to clearly interpret modern ongoing emerging issues both in political arena and mathematics concepts, where a proof of a particular preposition could only be determined by United States itself as per Lincoln thoughts.