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    In analyzing the works of Plato and John Locke I feel that Plato presents a more accurate idealism in how a society should be maintained. Plato puts ultimate power in those with the highest knowledge. I feel that this concept is necessary in order to have a successful regime‚ thus I support in my argument. Plato’s theory hand picks guardians to become Philosopher Kings. These kings are those with "Gold" Souls‚ and in fact do not wish to become such a hierarchal figure. Plato chooses Guardians who

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    serve the common good." The ideology presented in the source is that a single‚ strong leader provides more stability than a democracy. The source presented advocates in favour of a collective‚ authoritarian form of government. The philosopher Thomas Hobbes would have supported the source by referring to society’s need for a "leviathan" or centralization of power‚ since he believed that people were incapable of governing themselves. However‚ this source is not a complete rejection of the values and principles

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    fading within a few minutes. He has no way of knowing what he has done or what has happened since his accident‚ and according to Locke and Hume this means he is no longer one individual‚ rather changing constantly with his memories. On the other hand Sartre claims that a human is the essence he has created for himself. In the following paper I will argue that Locke and Hume are correct and that Sartre’s view of existentialism does not apply to the case of Leonard Shelby. However‚ I will also

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    Thomas Hobbes‚ through his renowned Leviathan‚ describes the “natural state” human beings would be in‚ out of an environment that lacked political rule (Cahn‚ 2005: 283). According to Williams‚ Hobbes believes “political authority is artificial” because the concept of governance is created by mankind thus the “natural condition of human beings lack[s] government” (Williams‚ 2003)‚ he further states that the only form of authority that exists naturally is between a mother and her child. Hobbes encourages

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    of the Flies” believes that everyone is born in which way they are able to do evil‚ as opposed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau who believes that people are influenced by their environment shapes us to be good or evil. I believe that Rousseau is correct‚ humans are influenced by their surroundings and are shaped to be good or evil depending on what they are and who they are around. “Rousseau believed that all citizens should participate in government or the contract - and should be committed to the general

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    According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau (b. 1712) there is two types of people in the State of Nature a natural or savage man‚ and modern man. The savage man is the one who existed before organized society and modern man‚ or we can think of this as natural existence and civil society. In Rousseau’s writing you can see he believes that a savage man is a happy man‚ and that he believes we are naturally and innately good and that “civilization” turns man bad. Thomas Hobbes is one philosopher that thought

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    Furthermore‚ in historical context‚ the obligation to the state has been explained by many political philosophers such as‚ Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ Immanuel Kant‚ and David Hume. Rousseau believed in a social contract‚ while Hume had a more pragmatic approach focusing on the usefulness of the state‚ and Kant focused on an individuals moral obligation to the state. Rousseau‚ describes the relationship between the state and a person as contractual‚ thereby explaining the state as a place with no law or morality

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    Explain and discuss Hobbes ’ belief that neither limited government (where the sovereign is bound by laws) nor divided government (a system of checks and balances) is a practical possibility. Word Count: 2‚ 764 words In Leviathan‚ Hobbes imagines rational self-interested parties in a state of nature choosing among three alternatives: remaining in this state of nature; grouping themselves together under a government with limited‚ or divided‚ power and authority; or forming themselves into a

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    Political Efficacy The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau Without a belief that political efficacy is strong‚ and each citizen making a personal input into society‚ it is the belief of both Rousseau and myself that “the State is not far from its fall.” Faith and activity in the political system has been replaced with financial activity. Rousseau states that‚ “In a country that is truly free‚ the citizens do everything with their own arms and nothing by means of money; so far from paying

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