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    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 agree to form organized governments. Hobbes‚ who believed that people

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    Concept and Nature

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    The concept of nature in English and Kazakh literature The content: 1. Introduction Chapter 1. Concept- a notion or statement of an idea 2.1 A concept is a fundamental category of existence. 2.2 Сoncepts as mandated by a particular mental theory about the state of the world. 2.3 A concept is a common feature or characteristic 2.4 The notion of sense as identical to the notion of concept 1. A general idea derived or inferred

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    Worship of Nature

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    The Worship of Nature John Greenleaf Whittier‚ famous poet in the ninetieth century‚ has shown throughout the poem‚ The Worship of Nature‚ a splendid explanation of how the natural world relates to us in both a physical and a spiritual sense. A spiritual sense that the word “Worship” deals with the ideal belief that there is or was something in which created all things. Also‚ society and order can be compared to nature in such a way that nature is everything that is‚ was‚ or will be created.

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    Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were political philosophers of the seventeenth century who each attempted to decipher the best form of government. Though they were both naturalists‚ Locke and Hobbes shared very different views on the natural laws that moved humans and this led to radically different beliefs on what they thought to be the ideal form of government. The first conceptual difference between Hobbes and Locke is the necessity of a central authority for humans to be able to live together in

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    it is grounded on the belief that a political institution can sustain an orderly society‚ while simultaneously preserving the liberties and equalities of individuals. John Locke and Alexis de

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    Because Hobbes argues that the relationship between people in nature is similar to the animal. And thus the safety of survival has become an important purpose of the people. He considers the so-called natural rights: "the liberty each man hath to use his own power as he will himself for the preservation of his own nature‚ that is to say‚ of his own life; and consequently of doing anything which in his own judgment and reason he shall conceive to be the aptest means thereunto."(Leviathan‚ 4.1) To

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    Poetry of Nature

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    Many poets are inspired by the impressive persona that exists in nature to influence their style of poetry. The awesome power of nature can bring about thought and provoke certain feelings the poet has towards the natural surroundings. If you bear in mind the disposition of some of the things in life that move us like human beauty‚ love or the beauty of nature you will understand that they have one thing in common. They do not last forever‚ as sad as it seems‚ Ladies and Gentleman. Yes they too

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    I think that both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are justified with their views on human nature. I believe that human nature is both naturally good and bad but its nature is separate from the actions and beliefs of an individual. Most controversially‚ I think this can apply to the infamous Adolf Hitler. Evidently‚ Hitler possessed many negative natures‚ it seemed. Hitler was described as controlling and he was very greedy especially when it came to power which reflects the views of Thomas Hobbes.

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    philosophies for which we base our way of living on. For example‚ Robert Filmer upholds his belief of the monarchy’s divine right to rule over men in his book Patriarcha but in the last few chapters of his book Locke responds to Filmer by saying that one man should not hold such power. Locke argues that separation of power with different branches of government should be implemented and that ultimately the people have the supreme power over the state‚ and they have the right to overthrow unjust rulers

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    Law Is Law

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    law In law‚ a sentence forms the final explicit act of a judge-ruled process‚ and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function. The sentence can generally involve a decree of imprisonment‚ a fine and/or other punishments against a defendant convicted of a crime. Those imprisoned for multiple crimes‚ will serve a consecutive sentence (in which the period of imprisonment equals the sum of all the sentences)‚ a concurrent sentence (in which the period of imprisonment equals the length

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