rulers and legitimacy by governments have through history inspired the exploration of power‚ authority and legitimacy. [Spragen‚ 1997‚20]. These concepts are explored through the perspectives of Niccolo Machiavelli who provides insight on power‚ John Locke who states the manner in which authority( the right to rule) is established‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ who shares the means in which authority’s maintained and Plato with his idea of legitimacy- rightfulness in rule. Machiavelli wrote an ontological political
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the state philosophers Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ John Locke and Hobbes are few of the many who have successfully contributed to the discussion. Rousseau however states that a state is only acting Legitimate when they govern their citizens with consent and equality. Both Rousseau and John Lock both have similar views on the way the state should govern their citizens. Although they do have different thinking in recourses where Rousseau goes against Locke and Hobbes decision‚
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Authority‚ legitimacy and power are among the key elements of any political system. Therefore‚ they have been topics of much debate across the ages with various schools of thought contributing to political science thus shaping the discipline into the structure we know today. The first of the three elements‚ authority‚ can be defined as the right to issue a command (Stirk and Weigall‚ 1995:39). However‚ the command that is issued must be issued with some sense of justice in order to ensure its legitimacy
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branches‚ this way of government is firmly believed in by Montesquieu. Another positive from democracy is that people are given the right to free speech‚ which was written about in many of Voltaires’ books. Democracy and freedom are also taught in John Lockes’ book‚ he believed in the nature of being free‚ equal and independent. Democracy is the way! A French speaker named Montesquieu wrote a book called "The Spirit of the Laws". And in this book (as seen in document 6) Montesquieu tells us that there
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Good vs. Evil‚ Wrong vs. Right‚ and Ought/Should Be vs. What Is Group B: Question 1: An office worker had a record of frequent absence. He used all his vacation and sick leave days and frequently requested additional leave without pay. His supervisor and co-workers expressed great frustration because his absenteeism caused bottlenecks in paperwork‚ created low morale in the office‚ and required others to do his work in addition to their own. On the other hand‚ he felt he was entitled to take
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Government vs. True Religion Government plays a huge role in society. Government enforces the laws of the country and religion compels its subjects to comply with its manmade regulations. So how many decisions should government and religion be allowed to make for us? Should government and religion be allowed to dictate our lives? According to John Locke‚ he believed that "the care of souls is not the magistrate’s business" (10). Whereas Voltaire‚ the author of Candide‚ believes that a society governed
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The political arena in modern times is often times fraught with dissension‚ treachery and agendas which are set in place only to forward individual means. These circumstances are not coincidental or without reason; in fact they are reminiscent of many conflicts across ages. Politics as a science has thus evolved through series of theories which attempt to formalise the process and circumstances which pervade the arena. We thus find there three key elements authority‚ legitimacy and power exist within
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Man vs "Nature"? As I have read for class these past two assignments‚ I have been forced to face an important distinction that I think is often overlooked by many environmental advocates (a group of people which I have been known to associate myself with). The problem I would like to address‚ or at least bring to our classes attention is the murkiness that surrounds the word "nature". We often find ourselves (I am included in this) using the word nature to mean something along the lines of all that
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Bryanna Huyer-Druschel Debra White Com 1 18 May 2015 Nature vs. Nurture Nature vs nurture is a psychology term related to whether heredity or environment has a greater impact on human psychological development (as in behavior‚ habits‚ intelligence‚ personality‚ sexuality and so on). The controversial debate of nature vs nurture originated in 1869‚ it was introduced by Francis Galton. This debate is still discussed and studied today by many scientist and psychologists. Though there are scientists
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any problems. During this Enlightenment period‚ thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ and Baron de Montesquieu discussed their opinions on government and the human condition. Thomas Hobbes said that laws must evolve to respond to changes in nature and environment. People should first choose leaders and then follow them unless the rules fail to satisfy the needs of the masses. John Locke thought that man was born with a tabula rasa‚ or blank slate. Environment is what
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