Philosophy Exam Review Positive and Negative Freedoms Positive freedom – Refers to people’s power to control their own lives and to make their own decisions. Negative freedom – Refers to freedom from physical or emotional coercion‚ or force. No person‚ institution‚ or government can pressure someone to act in a certain way. Satyagraha Who – developed by Mahandas Gandhi What – A philosophy and a tool of political action‚ which means holding to the truth‚ and refers to non-violent civil disobedience
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physicist and mathematician‚ made new discoveries in the laws of motion and universal gravitation‚ discoveries which we today still widely recognize. Another big thinker was Thomas Hobbes‚ who was an influential political philosopher who wrote the leviathan and was a basis for
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Cited: Hobbes‚ Thomas‚ and J. C. Gaskin. The Leviathan. Ed. J. C. Gaskin. New York: Oxford UP‚ 1998. Rousseau‚ Jean-Jacques‚ and Maurice Cranston. The Social Contract. Trans. Maurice Cranston. New York: Penguin Classics‚ 1969.
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and Immanuel Kant. Although both of these theorists believed in a social contract they both had different views on what it exactly meant. Hobbes was a different kind of philosopher that had a very pessimistic view on humanity. In Hobbes’ book the Leviathan‚ he believed that humans were naturally nasty creatures and needed to be regulated in a society. For Hobbes one thing he also believed in was Utilitarianism‚ which is the desire for pleasure that drives our actions‚ basically‚ the most useful choice
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out to be‚ many things. It recognizes the existence of diversity in social‚ institutional and ideological practices. Its origins could be traced in the liberal political philosophy of John Locke‚ which challenged the concept of the state in the Leviathan‚ that vesting absolute power in the government was necessary to avoid an anarchic ‘war of all against all’. Locke argues that the state should rest upon consent‚ and that governing authorities should never have absolute power. There are five key
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In order to effectively analyse and study the intricate web of action and interaction that makes up international relations‚ scholars have devised theories of interaction. Sometimes called lenses‚ they are created to give a certain perspective from which to review the international sphere. Since the development of the first chair of International Relations (IR) in 1919‚ two theories have prevailed over the rest‚ namely Realism and Liberalism. While designed with a uniform purpose‚ the values and
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As early as the 1600’s‚ people would be burned and drowned for heresy for committed acts like healing with herbs or potions. If you were identified as a heretic by others‚ you would burn at the steak because people thought that you “worshiped the devil”. Also‚ Pagans were massacred because they practiced polytheism even though it is considered part of Christianity today. Based on the information below‚ we should absolutely be able to choose our religion and whether we even want to practice one. The
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“In my fantasy I see a just world‚ where everyone lives in peace and honesty. I dream of souls that are always free like the clouds that float‚ full of humanity in the depths of the soul. In my fantasy I see a bright world where each night there is less darkness. I dream of souls that are always free like the clouds that float. Full of humanity” – Nella Fantasia (In My Fantasy).Siapa yang tak pernah memimpikan kehidupan dunia seperti kutipan di atas? Lagu klasik berjudul Nella Fantasia oleh Sarah
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John Locke’s Social Contract Theory CJA/530 Charles Gill July 11‚ 2011 This paper analyzes the social contract theory of John Locke and how his values are consistent with the criminal justice system and private security settings of today. It will further discuss whether or not Locke’s’ values and principles apply to both criminal justice and private security venues. I will also summarize the major differences of the social contract theories; identify the key principles associated with
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De Republica Anglorum is Sir Thomas Smith’s seminal work‚ a striking social commentary on the order of English society in the 16th Century. It dissects in great detail the “four sorts” of the social order‚ and provides us with several great insights into Early Modern Englishmen’s opinions on power‚ social mobility and their places within society. Sir Thomas Smith was a scholar and diplomat of the 1560s‚ and a man in possession of “a precocious intellect” . He came from small means‚ as the son of
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