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    Thomas Hobbes: What Is The Difference Between Obligations In foro interno and In foro externo‚ and When Do We Have Such Obligations? According to Thomas Hobbes‚ there are certain laws of nature which exist in the absence of an organized government. These laws are extremely cut throat‚ and place people in extremely dangerous situations where their lives are in danger. Government is the answer to this dangerous situation‚ but it is here that the question of obligation comes into question

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    pursuing our own good‚ in our own way." By this‚ Mill is saying that freedom should guarantee liberty of rights based on personal interests and desires; it is evident that he puts a significant emphasis on individuality. Mill demonstrates that people should be allowed to do whatever they want by stating that states do not have the legitimate power to limit the freedom of its people‚ as long as it does not violate the harm principle. The reason why Mill endorses individual diversity is because he believes

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    According to Mill‚ individuality is seen as essential to human progress and development‚ to the extent where he supposes that “it is only the cultivation of individuality which produces‚ or can produce‚ well-developed human beings”. We can infer from this quote that Mill has a strong preference on the freedom of action alongside that of thought and discussion‚ which constitutes a belief in the necessity of allowing different ‘experiments in living’ as the route towards creating the greatest happiness

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    Hobbes + Machiavelli

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    Two of the greatest philosophers of all time are Thomas Hobbes and Niccolo Machiavelli. Hobbes was born in 1588 in England‚ when absolutism was taking hold in Europe. His most famous work was "Leviathan"‚ written in 1651. Hobbes discussed the ideal state and innate laws of man and nature‚ among other things. Machiavelli was born in Italy in 1469‚ a time when his home country was ruled mostly by foreign powers. His hometown‚ Florence‚ was still independent. Machiavelli’s most famous work‚ "The

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    Rousseau and Hobbes

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    of nature by Hobbes and Rousseau and how these portrayals are reflected in their political theories. Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were philosophers of the mid 17th and mid 18th centuries respectively and proposed two political theories - in “Leviathan” (Hobbes‚ 1651)‚ “The Second Discourse” (Rousseau‚ 1755) and the “Social Contract” (Rousseau‚ 1762) - that were very different but that once analysed‚ could be argued to have common characteristics and goals. Both Hobbes and Rousseau

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    theorists that had very strong views on the social contract were Thomas Hobbes and Immanuel Kant. Although both of these theorists believed in a social contract they both had different views on what it exactly meant. Hobbes was a different kind of philosopher that had a very pessimistic view on humanity. In Hobbes’ book the Leviathan‚ he believed that humans were naturally nasty creatures and needed to be regulated in a society. For Hobbes one thing he also believed in was Utilitarianism‚ which is the

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    Machiavelli and Hobbes

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    Machiavelli and Hobbes To be successful‚ one must have the appearance of virtuousness‚ but not necessarily be virtuous. At least‚ this appears to be true according to Niccolo Machiavelli’s works. Machiavelli’s idea of the virtuous republican citizen may be compared to Hobbes’ idea of a person who properly understands the nature and basis of sovereign political power. Hobbes’ ideas seem to suggest that most anyone can claim rightful authority as there is a belief in God‚ and one can under Hobbes‚ claim

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    Descartes And Hobbes

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    and what is characterized as one’s self‚ however I discovered a considerable lot of their beliefs fundamental‚ for the purpose of my paper‚ I will refer to the ideas primarily by the customary Western logic in progress of Descartes‚ Plato and Thomas Hobbes. Human nature originates with a person’s ability to reason which subsequently influences the self. These are the building blocks that shape their norms of conduct as shown in the works of ancient and modern philosophers.

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    Hobbes and Machiavelli

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    Thomas Hobbes‚ the son of an English vicar in the late 16th Century‚ approaches the questions of politics and human nature in a unique way‚ but there are definite similarities between his work and the work of earlier philosophers. Hobbes’ political theory coincides with the political theory of Niccolò Machiavelli‚ and yet differs in the theory of virtù. Hobbes follows Machiavelli in some important aspects of political theory‚ and yet expands upon or discards Machiavelli’s ideas in other important

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    Hobbes And Rousseau

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    The State of Nature and its Implications for Civilization in Hobbes and Rousseau In his Leviathan Thomas Hobbes expresses a philosophy of civilization which is both practical and just and stems from a clear moral imperative. He begins with the assertion that in the state of nature man is condemned to live a life "solitary‚ poore‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short." It is in the interest of every man to rise above this "state of nature" and to give up certain rights so that the violent nature of the

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