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    similar situations coming to a different end result. 18th century enlightenment thinkers influenced the way 20th century thinkers perceived humans which influenced later generations. Rousseau‚ Marx‚ and Nietzsche all believed that humans are trapped by society which forces them to be less than they can be. Rousseau and Marx wanted to create forms of government in order to limit the amount of inequality that was presented within the society‚ but Nietzsche argues this only creates more suppression

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    Although Rousseau was born a different time than Hobbes and Locke‚ they all had a very strong influence on the way governments should function. They created a revolutionary idea of the state of nature‚ the way men were before a government came into play. Each philosopher developed guidelines and responsibilities that the government is obliged to. Although proposing different views and ideas‚ they all contributed significant ideas to society. Thomas Hobbes‚ Jock Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all differed

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    apply realistically as pedagogy. Rousseau was a French philosopher of the eighteenth century‚ he argued that children should not be told what to learn‚ instead they should learn for themselves through experiences and his pedagogies of "negative education"‚ "the discipline of natural consequences"‚ and "the discipline of lost opportunities" (Entwistle in Bayley‚ 89). He believed that anything man-made was corrupt and that children should be taught by nature. Rousseau believed in order to preserve a

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    Julissa Tejeda Prof. Neely Contemporary Civilizations - Fall Final Paper After explaining how the state of nature evolved into civil society when people began to rely on each other for resources‚ Rousseau concluded that the social contact that made civil society possible is more important that the individuals who created it. Although civil society created inequality‚ it also created freedom‚ morality‚ and rationality‚ which make people human. On the other hand‚ Locke explained that the state of nature

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    examples that shall be mentioned are the philosophers Voltaire and Jean Jacques Rousseau. The philosophies of both of these men were known for bringing the earth out of the Dark ages and into the Enlightenment. Therefore‚ one might assume that these humanistic thinkers would place the highest amount of respect onto the human understanding of morality and goodness. Confusingly‚ they did and they did not. Voltaire and Rousseau

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    Rousseau and Marx both address a notion of "chains" in society in their writings and have defined this notion to be very different sets of constraints. Rousseau concluded that the "chains" that restrict society is one in the form of laws. Marx‚ on the other hand‚ sees the "chains" to be that of a class struggle. This leaves us with many questions‚ ranging from the legitimacy of the chains on society and if society could exist without them. Taking both writers views of "chains" into view one can

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    you appear to be‚ few experience what you really are.”  ― Niccolò Machiavelli‚ The Prince “If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”  ― Niccolò Machiavelli‚ The Prince tags: political-philosophy “There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.”  ― Niccolò Machiavelli‚ Machiavelli Niccolo : Prince “it is much safer to be feared than loved because

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    Machiavelli Machiavelli lived during the Renaissance era of the Medieval times. In this time period many concepts and ideas were being reborn‚ including the Christian faith. He lived during a time period in which the people of the time thought of the Black Plague as a symptom of judgment upon the sinfulness of the land. These same people began to scourge themselves in order to express their sorrow and therefore remove God’s judgment laid upon them. Although Machiavelli lived long after the fall

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    Machiavelli’s plan included the dismissal of the affection of virtue of the nobility as well as the significance of an honest people. Even though Machiavelli may have had other motivation for the writing of "The Prince"‚ Machiavelli states that a prince would be praiseworthy by many if he could achieve the fifteen virtues and vices that Machiavelli lists off in chapter fifteen. After‚ however‚ he writes‚ "But because he cannot have them‚ nor wholly‚ observe them‚ since human‚ conditions do not

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    their community‚ however‚ Niccolo Machiavelli presents it in a new way. He defines virtue or “virtu” in three different ways; it is physical strength‚ utility‚ and most importantly‚ political ability. Throughout his letter‚ “The Prince”‚ to the Magnificent Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ Machiavelli emphasizes that a prince will not have success unless he is virtuous in these three areas. He links virtue to man’s ability to understand the world and to control it. Machiavelli focuses on the virtue of liberty

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