ABSTRACT In exploring the main arguments of Hobbes and Locke‚ outlining their points of convergence as well as divergence‚ this paper will argue that western democracies also known as liberal democracies can be categorized as hybrids that enlist both Hobbesian and Lockean traits. The view that Hobbes’ absolutist state is despotic‚ prone to the elements of tyranny and does not conform to democratic principles is misplaced. This paper will argue that Hobbes laid the foundations of modern day liberal
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indeed perceive a modern philosophy and ethics‚ by monitoring a reflection of insightful philosophers of Thomas Hobbes and Immanuel Kant. In this regard‚ however‚ Hobbes and Kant’s are differing in so many ways as they have entirely different perspective on the issue of morality and pragmatism. This disparity can be viewed‚ by how Kant’s view morality in more of a rationalistic way‚ while Hobbes being more empirical on the topic of ethics.Therefore‚ they both took a person-centered approach to a given
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Thomas Hobbes begins Leviathan with Book 1: Of Man‚ in which he builds‚ layer by layer‚ a foundation for his eventual argument that the "natural condition" of man‚ or one without sovereign control‚ is one of continuous war‚ violence‚ death‚ and fear. Hobbes’s depiction of this state is the most famous passage in Leviathan: [D]uring the time men live without a common Power to keep them all in awe‚ they are in a condition which is called Warre; and such a warre‚ as is of every man‚ against every
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February 2013 gov2.0: a selective literature review on social media and government agencies compiled by: Hamideh Molaei Greg Masters Nexus Management Consulting 3006/148 Elizabeth St Sydney 2000 ABN 44 076 308 006 www.nexusmc.com 2 FEBRUARY 2013 GOV2.0: A SELECTIVE LITERATURE REVIEW ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INTRODUCTION This literature review has been prepared for participants in the Public Sector Management Program (PSMP). It provides some useful resources
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Final Paper Foucault vs. Hobbes‚ and Machiavelli Power by definition is the possession of control or command over others; authority; ascendancy. The question is now not what power is but how do the means of which power is exerted form and who or whom enforces these means. There are several ways to answer this question‚ none of which are entirely correct. By looking at the theories provided by Michel Foucault and comparing them to Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes we will gain a general understanding
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with this scientific method is the Mind’s Eye Model of Perception‚ which is the theory that any object you look at is just your own perception and others will have a different perception of the seemingly same object. Three philosophers of the time‚ Locke‚ Hume‚ and Kant‚ were big proponents of the scientific method and used it in each of their ideas behind morality. While all three follow this way of inquiry‚ Kant’s theories abide by the method better because he proposes
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want. This is considered to be natural to us and therefore creates our reality. Most people agree that we have to mold ourselves based off of this characteristic‚ but overall‚ it should be controlled. In the steps to analyzing the works of Thomas Hobbes and James Southworth‚ I noticed that they both somewhat believe that in our "natural state" without structure‚ are always in a state of conflict because there’s no foundation either in the mind‚ or in society. Both men would agree that life in its
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John Locke‚ an Englishman who lived from 1632 to 1704‚ promoted some of the most influential ideas of the Enlightenment. He pioneered the idea that humans are naturally good‚ and are corrupted by society or government to becoming deviant. Locke described this idea in hisAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding as the tabula rasa‚ a Latin phrase meaning blank slate. The idea was not original to him‚ however. In fact‚ Locke directly took the idea from a Muslim philosopher from the 1100s‚ Ibn Tufail
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to understanding the political theories of both John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. Both Locke and Rousseau begin their social contract theories in the state of nature. The state of nature‚ as explained by Locke‚ is “a state of perfect freedom” wherein people are at liberty to “order their actions‚ and dispose of their possessions and persons‚ as they think fit‚ within the bounds of the law of nature” and are not dependent on one another. Locke states that people have the natural right to life‚ liberty
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The second philosopher that I am comparing to Qutb is John Locke‚ and his idea of the State of Nature. Both philosopher have some striking similarities‚ mainly when looking at the ways they see governments‚ freedom and insurrection. First of all‚ Locke’s ideas about the Social Contract were mostly influenced by Hobbes. Nevertheless‚ he has very distinct arguments concerning the nature of men’s relationship to authority. According to Locke the natural condition of mankind‚ is a state where its people
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