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    individual born with certain thoughts and opinions? Between the 16th and 18th centuries‚ many people began to think about these questions. In 1651‚ an English political philosopher named Thomas Hobbes published a book on the nature of man‚ titled The Leviathan. Four decades later‚ another English thinker named John Locke published his theories about mankind in its natural state‚ titled Second Treatise of Civil Government. Locke’s and Hobbes’s controversial writings about mankind sparked a new era of political

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    produce ideas in the brains of the human beings who perceive them. (Leviathan I 1) Human action is similarly to be explained on Hobbes’s view. Specific desires and appetites arise in the human body and are experienced as discomforts or pains which must be overcome. Thus‚ each of us is motivated to act in such ways as we believe likely to relieve our discomfort‚ to preserve and promote our own well-being. (Leviathan I 6) Everything we choose to do is strictly determined by this natural

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    Duprel Nave-Kilpatrick POL 118 M/W 1/25/12 Exegesis of Hobbes Ch. 5: assignment #1 Thomas Hobbes was an Englishman who wrote the Leviathan during the English Civil War in the 17th century. Naturally Hobbes spends chapter five‚ and most of the Leviathan describing how to avoid internal conflict. Hobbes argues that by using logical reasoning and eliminating disagreement a state can avoid internal conflict. Hobbes begins chapter five with a definition for

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    repression and misery. Hobbes political philosophy considers what the life of man would be like without the state; of which is described as ‘brutish‚ short and nasty.’ This view strongly contrasts with the utopian elements in anarchist thought. The Leviathan‚ which is an archetypal statement of the need for strong government equates anarchy with violence and disorder. The complexity of political ideas generated by both philosophies can be examined and contrasted against one another; to generate an opposite

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    Contending Perspectives of International Relations Theory – a set of propositions and concepts that seeks to explain phenomena by specifying the relationships among the concepts; to predict phenomena. The purpose of theory is that it helps guide us toward and understand of which various explanations are necessary and sufficient explanations for events. Hypotheses –statements positing a particular relationship among two or more variables. Levels of Analysis‚ first used by Waltz and later expanded

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    POLI SCI 10 NOTES FEBRUARY 4‚ 2014 Eudaimonia vs. Freedom Freedom is generally term we use to talk about politics in our society nowadays. Eudaimonia is not a freedom but it betrays a more general difference in the way Aristotle approaches different societies. Eduaimonia is a biological concept with “your life going well” With your naturally attributes being fully developed. It is not a matter of your mood. If you ask if someone is flourishing it is more than if they are happy it is are they

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    Thomas Hobbes‚ a philosopher who wrote Leviathan‚ argues that human beings are selfish and therefore need a higher authority appointed to protect them from one another. The similarities between Hobbes’ views of human nature and those of Luther are that they both believe that human beings need an authority figure to stop them from doing evil. Hobbes states in Leviathan that freedom means that human live in a society where “… they are in that condition which

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    There are many movies that capture the ideas of enlightenment thinkers. The film ‚V for Vendetta‚ is a fantastic example because it portrays many ideas of the enlightenment philosopher‚ in a way that makes the viewer understand the importance of the enlightenment even better. For example‚ after watching this film viewers understand the importance of having life‚ liberty‚ and property‚ and what should we do if the government tries to take it away. Also‚ the audience starts to understand that there

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    17th century. They include the two political philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5‚ 1588 and he was best known for his work on political philosophy. His book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy. In Leviathan‚ Hobbes set out his doctrine of the foundations of states and legitimate governments. Much of the book demonstrates the necessity of a strong central authority to avoid chaos and disorder. Hobbes hypothesizes

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    give for believing this? Do you think he is right? Hobbes argues that when there is no government or civil authority in place‚ humans are living in a state of nature. This state is what Hobbes calls a war‚ “of every man against every other man” (Leviathan pg.106). Since there is no order in place‚ everybody can then claim anything they want for themselves. To Hobbes‚ this war is a result of three different causes. Hobbes claims that humans are‚ for the most part‚ physically equal. He acknowledges

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