During the sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe was going through very hard times. Some of the European nation was developing an absolutist system which is “a system of government in which the ruler claims sole and uncontestable power.” (Hunt 483) and some of the European nation was developing a constitutional system which is “a system in which the ruler shares power with an assembly of elected representatives.” (Hunt 484) Absolutism and constitutionalism faced huge competition with each other
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(The Social Contract Theory) Social contract theory dictates the fact that there must be agreements within a group of people who decide to live together‚ based on moral notions and judgments. In most cases‚ the social contract has a ruler or some form of ruling organization‚ to which people agree to obey in all matters in return for a guarantee of peace and securities. These are lacking in the "state of nature”. The “state of nature”‚ is a state of human interaction which exists before any social
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As a political scientist one of the most important questions to ask is‚ “What should the aim of government in society be and why?” To answer this question I will examine the perspectives of three philosophers‚ Thomas Aquinas‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and John Locke‚ in regards to their views on government’s role and obligation in a society. To understand and define the aim of government in society the best form of government must first be defined. The best form of government will be defined using Plato’s teaching’s
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nature of humanity from a plethora of sources. This paper determines its’ philosophical beliefs from the works of Thomas Hobbes. Specifically in Hobbes’ arguably most famous of works the leviathan‚ Hobbes determines his view on the ’state of nature’ for all humans within this text. In chapter eleven of the leviathan‚ Hobbes proclaims that mankind has a general “inclination... and restless desire of
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soon‚ and thus we must question whether civil disobedience positively or negatively impacts our free society. To begin‚ let us examine the biggest problem with Civil disobedience: it undermines the peoples elected leader. Thomas Hobbes in his book Leviathan discusses the
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Two of the greatest philosophers of all time are Thomas Hobbes and Niccolo Machiavelli. Hobbes was born in 1588 in England‚ when absolutism was taking hold in Europe. His most famous work was "Leviathan"‚ written in 1651. Hobbes discussed the ideal state and innate laws of man and nature‚ among other things. Machiavelli was born in Italy in 1469‚ a time when his home country was ruled mostly by foreign powers. His hometown‚ Florence‚ was still independent. Machiavelli’s most famous work‚ "The
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concept of the state of nature is based on his believe that morality such as the ideas of good and evil do not exist in tis state. He claims that with out guidance‚ man will use any power at his deposal‚ to defend his life and positions. In his book Leviathan‚ Hobbes describes this condition as war‚ in other words‚ it is every one against every one. (Hobbes) In addition‚ he depicted the state of nature as a state in which individuals are without any of the benefits that are taken for granted in modern
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and life is full of horror‚ because of this they want to leave the state of nature. Hobbes defines a "natural man" as an inhabitant of the state of nature who escape from their natural condition by making a contract with each other to create the Leviathan. Two natural passions enable people to escapes the state of nature: fear and reason. Fear makes the natural man want to escape the state of nature; reason shows him how to escape. Reason provides the natural laws that Hobbes develops; "A natural
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therefore there would be a need to combat this. Thomas Hobbes published his work‚ the leviathan‚ which included theories of a social contract. His view is very similar to Plato¡¦s in regards to contract of community. He felt that there was a need for members of a society to Curtail the war of all against all and without these theories this war would spiral out of control with everyone competing
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