BE CRAZY [pic] Florida International University THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS INR 3403/B51 OCTOBER 18‚ 2011 WORD COUNT: 493 The Gods Must Be Crazy depicts two distinctive contrasting approaches to man in nature‚ between the Bushmen and the Westerners‚ one that is devoid of modern day society; the result is physical freedom and no restraints on behavior. The other a full participant in civil society‚ civil freedom and community living. Both have a common
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that focused on nature and individualism. However‚ this is not the only thing that the two writers have in common. In Emerson’s “Nature” and in Thoreau’s “Walden” you can see that both writers personify the environment around them and use it to depict the same final concept: that nature is their teacher or mentor. Emerson’s “Nature” is an essay with the basic theme that understanding nature is a key
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Hobbes‚ a British philosopher also known as an egoist due to his belief of what he thought of humans. Hobbes has the belief‚ "that humans are selfish by nature and only come into some form of civil agreement because we fear what might happen to each other if we were free to indulge our selfish instincts." The meaning behind Hobbes State of Nature is stated‚ "If you take away that authority‚ then you take away all incentive to be good". In other words‚ Hobbes’ has the belief that we as people have
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determined that there was no soul and attempted to describe human nature as pure mechanics. Human nature was therefore driven by the need to satisfy the physical demands of the body and based on basic passions in life. These are to satisfy physical appetites‚ to seek power to maintain their wealth and to be superior to others by seeking glory. Hobbes saw the state nature as “solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short." The state of nature is anarchy‚ with constant violence (or potential violence) by amoral
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physically survive; yet‚ against all odds‚ it does. It is from this paradox which makes the genre so interesting‚ for in the process of crippling mankind‚ it clears away all restrictions and social constructions holding mankind from a completely natural state which it’s true affinity can be examined. In such‚ post-apocalyptic literature creates a reflection of mankind and society of today’s world‚ suggesting
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Letter on Toleration promoted separation of church and state‚ arguing that each institution has legitimacy and power in certain areas. The state exists to protect people’s interests‚ and can use force to protect these interests. However‚ the state will not be able to coerce its people to believe in a certain religion. In Leviathan‚ Hobbes provides ideas that support Locke’s toleration of religion. Hobbes belief in the state of nature‚ state of war‚ and covenants helps to paint a clearer picture of
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Thomas Hobbes) point-of-views is their interpretations of what ungoverned societies‚ or humans in general‚ are like in their natural state. John Locke describes the natural state of people as “a state of perfect freedom of acting and disposing of their own possessions and persons as they think fit within the bounds of the law of nature” and that all persons in this state are created equally‚ with no man having more power than another. In his belief‚ the only possible way any one man can ever have more
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affect of nature. It includes inequalities of age‚‚ health‚ bodily strength‚ and the qualities of the mind and soul. The second may be called Moral/Political inequality‚ this basically occurs through the consent of men. This consists of the privileges one group may have over another‚ such as the rich over the poor. Rousseau came to the conclusion that the best way to examine the inequality in society is to examine the beginning of mankind itself. He tried to imagine the early state of man assuming
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Through Aristotle’s work in Politics‚ he articulates several fundamental aspects of political philosophy that has been greatly influential. Two specific philosophers Thomas Hobbes and Thomas Aquinas‚ evaluate Aristotle’s perspective of the political nature in relation to mankind. Thomas Aquinas uses Aristotle’s principles as a foundation for his reasoning in writing “On Law‚ Morality‚ and Politics.” He modifies Aristotle argument by contributing the religious sphere into the fundamental principles of
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terms ‘state of nature’ and ‘contracts’; which could be seen as a term people use when discussing power‚ state‚ law‚ rights and obey. Hobbes and Locke both agreed on contracts as a tool can help people to leave the state of nature and join in civil society. However‚ they have very different options on the contract itself and government. State of nature as a concept has been discussed over and over
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