taken from Dante’s Divine Comedy. It reads: “If I thought my answer were to one who could ever return to the world‚ this flame would move no more; but since no one has ever returned alive from this depth‚ if what I hear be true‚ without fear of infamy I answer you.” The words are spoken by a lost soul‚ damned to Hell for the attempt to buy absolution in advance of committing a crime. This correlates with Prufrock’s need to know the answer to the question he wants to ask as a condition of asking it
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in contrast to the innate evil of Thomas Hobbes’ authoritarian governance. Locke and Hobbes initially agree on a pre-history of human life in the “state of nature” by acknowledging the less organized rules and laws of human civilization under God. In agreement‚ these philosophers understand the “invention” of governments by human beings through the authority of God‚ but they contrast each other on the methods of governing. Locke’s major difference with Hobbes is based on the innate good of human beings
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Mullins April 18‚ 2011 John Locke and Thomas Hobbes were two main political philosophers during the seventeenth century. Hobbes is largely known for his writing of the “Leviathan”‚ and Locke for authoring "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding." Included in their essays‚ both men discuss the purpose and structure of government‚ natural law‚ and the characteristics of man in and out of the state of nature. The two men’s opinion of man vary widely. Hobbes sees man as being evil‚ whereas Locke views
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Nutrition quiz & tests questions and answers: Syllabus quiz: The online interactive discussion activities are very important because the points earned are worth 15% of your final grade. True The graded work under "quizzes" are timed and based on real-time‚ not logged in time. This means if you click on "start quiz" at 10am on Monday‚ you must hit the "submit" button on the quiz: by 2pm that same Monday in order to earn those points. There are 8 different quizzes offered during the term
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Sample answer 1） Malaysia is a multi-cultural country. Malays‚ chinese‚ Indians and many other ethnic groups have lived together in Malaysia for generations. All these cultures have influenced each other‚ creating a truly Malaysian culture. The largest ethnic groups in Malaysia are the Malays‚ chinese and Indians. Due to the exists of the different ethnic groups in Malaysia‚ a good communication between different races is very important in Malaysia. Therefore‚ the evolution of communication technology
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progressing at the same astonishing rate? Thomas Hobbes influenced the fields of his study‚ as well as the culture that he found himself in; so much so that there are still vestiges of his ideas that are seen in modern-day philosophy‚ government‚ religion‚ and science. Thomas Hobbes inevitably shaped the very way the world is seen today. HOBBES’ LIFE Early Life. According to Tom Sorrell‚ in his biography “Hobbes‚ Thomas (1588- 1679)”‚ Thomas Hobbes was born April 5 1588 in Westport Wiltshire. He was
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common people and government workers. As Lock and Hobbes put it‚ a “social contract” was established between the two. By Locke and Hobbes’ standards‚ a social contract is the agreement between individuals and governments‚ in which both agree to make compromises to avoid the consequences of living in the state of nature‚ or life without the influence of government regulations. Although both philosophers believed in social contracts‚ Locke and Hobbes formulated their own versions of why individuals
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Compare and contrast hobbes’ and locke’s accounts of the state of nature. Joana Dourado-000048269 PLT 4100A: Major Political Thinkers Dr. Paul Rekret February 26‚ 2015 [WORD COUNT: 1‚074] The state of nature as one would say is a concept in social contract theories to represent the supposed condition in which the live of man may have possibly been like before the existence of societies. Two 17th century political philosopher‚ which have both given their views and ideas of
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signifies a break in the social contract. The legitimacy of the sovereign for Hobbes remains‚ “as long as and no longer than the power lasts by which he is able to protect them‚” (Hobbes 298) suggesting that the philosopher would agree that the Mexican Government’s inability to defend their underprivileged citizens warrants a break in the social contract‚ allowing individuals to seek defense by any means necessary. Hobbes original description of a war of all against all resounds in‚ “organized self
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Thomas Hobbes‚ a British philosopher also known as an egoist due to his belief of what he thought of humans. Hobbes has the belief‚ "that humans are selfish by nature and only come into some form of civil agreement because we fear what might happen to each other if we were free to indulge our selfish instincts." The meaning behind Hobbes State of Nature is stated‚ "If you take away that authority‚ then you take away all incentive to be good". In other words‚ Hobbes’ has the belief that we as people
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