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    In Chapter 5 of John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government‚ Locke justifies the existence to private property. Locke starts the chapter off with a big picture. He introduces the idea that earth and everything on it belongs to all men‚ and God hand it to us in hopes that we use “reason to make use of it to the best advantage of life‚ and convenience” (§26 pp.18). With our given ability to reason and our right to preserve ourselves‚ God trust that we can utilize the common stock and make the world

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    we want. This is considered to be natural to us and therefore creates our reality. Most people agree that we have to mold ourselves based off of this characteristic‚ but overall‚ it should be controlled. In the steps to analyzing the works of Thomas Hobbes and James Southworth‚ I noticed that they both somewhat believe that in our "natural state" without structure‚ are always in a state of conflict because there’s no foundation either in the mind‚ or in society. Both men would agree that life in

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    In this excerpt from Thomas Hobbes’s book‚ Leviathan‚ Hobbes starts off with an explanation of animals. There are two types of motion that animals perform. Naturally‚ animals have innate vital motions that continue throughout life‚ such as blood flow‚ pulse‚ breathing‚ and digestion. The second is animal/voluntary motions‚ such as moving and speaking‚ which are active‚ directed‚ and caused by what is seen‚ heard‚ etc. He then explains that one’s imagination and thoughts are the very beginning of

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    Jeans Watson’s Philosophy and Theory of Transpersonal Caring Tiffany Roberts Molloy College As a nurse it is imperative to integrate the psychosocial of a critically ill patient and their family into care. One not only cares for the patient’s physical health‚ they care for all the components that makes up the patients entity. Sick patients face many obstacles. During the different phases of illness the nurse must alter care to accommodate the patients and family’s needs. Ones

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    HOW DO PLATO‚ LOCKE AND MACHIAVELLI ADDRESS THHOW DO PLATO‚ LOCKE AND MACHIAVELLI ADDRESS THE CONCEPTS OF POWER‚ AUTHORITY AND LEGITEMACY? Plato‚ Locke and Machiavelli deal with addressing the concepts of power‚ legitimacy and authority through illustrating constant contrasts and the underpinning of authority. Plato deals especially with the legitimacy of those in power focusing on the morality of politics and the need for the enlightenment of authority (Spragens‚ 1997:41)‚ but looking at the status

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    Jessica Thomas Friday April 26‚ 2013 Machiavelli and Hobbes understood the natural state of the world to be conflict. How does this shape their understanding of human beings‚ politics‚ ethics‚ and morality? Does this idea and itself towards liberal or conservative ideas? Explain. Machiavelli’s understanding of the natural state of the world to be conflict causes him to look and access the world differently than others. His understanding of the natural state of the world bleeds over into

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    CHAPTER THREE- THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE IN THOMAS HOBBES. 3.1 THE ANALYSIS OF HUMAN NATURE Hobbes’ analysis of human nature begins with passion‚ and sees it as the different forms of appetite and aversion. Man is moved to action not by his intellect or reason‚ but by his passions‚ and appetite or desires. PASSION The way one expresses his passion in speech differs from the way he expresses it in thought. According to Hobbes in the Leviathan: Passions may be expressed indicative; as I love

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    for your position. Out of all the political philosophers that I read about‚ I think Locke had the greatest influence on society and government today. John Locke influenced society with his idea that all babies are born “clean slates”. Even today‚ many people still believe that the environment in which a child grows up in is what forms him or her into the person they become later on in life. Another idea Locke had that influenced society was the belief regarding political freedom. Having political

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    William Golding‚ there are quotes in the story that help the reader understand what events are happening. Roger exemplifies all the negative human characteristics discussed by Thomas Hobbes. When Roger was introduced to the story‚ he appeared to be someone who would most likely be picked to be a leader‚ or “chief”. Thomas Hobbes mainly believed that “men cannot know good and evil‚ and in consequence can only live in peace together by subjection to the absolute power of a common master‚ and therefore

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    ABSTRACT In exploring the main arguments of Hobbes and Locke‚ outlining their points of convergence as well as divergence‚ this paper will argue that western democracies also known as liberal democracies can be categorized as hybrids that enlist both Hobbesian and Lockean traits. The view that Hobbes’ absolutist state is despotic‚ prone to the elements of tyranny and does not conform to democratic principles is misplaced. This paper will argue that Hobbes laid the foundations of modern day liberal

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