Political Science Project “Looking West Or Within” 20/09/2012 Gujarat National Law University Submitted by Aastha Mehta REG NO: 12A003 Political Science Project: “Looking West or Within” Submitted by Aastha Mehta Reg No. 12A003 Semester 1 B.A LLB (HONS) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is my utmost privilege to present this paper to Gujarat National Law
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government provides safety and asylum while man in a natural state without government is not assured these things‚ and is also therefore denied peace. A government‚ however oppressive‚ provides safety and justice. Man is in a natural state of war and‚ as Hobbes said‚ "In a state of nature there are continual fear and danger of violent death‚ and the life of man solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short." By this and former evidence it is clear that the human race‚ when without government‚ is also without
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Hobbes argues that the sovereign’s absolute authority is vital to the self-preservation and maintenance of civil peace of the commonwealth. Without these‚ there would be civil war and chaos. He believes that the benefits of having a sovereign outweigh the disadvantages‚ despite the many rights that the sovereign is entitled to. This is why Hobbes believes that those living under the rule of the sovereign still exercise freedom. For Hobbes‚ liberty is defined as the ability to act in accordance to
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“Aquinas and Hobbes Views On “Natural Law” November 5/08 Snezana Miletic 20217149 PHIL 221 Paul Simard Smith Assignment # 2 (with extension) The theory of “Natural Law” first originated in Ancient Greece. Many philosophers discussed their own views on natural law‚ as it played an important part in Greek government. Some of these philosophers included St. Thomas Aquinas and Thomas Hobbes. For Aquinas‚ natural law exists in the individual’s conscience‚ opposing to Hobbes belief that
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Over time history has shown that in order to maintain a functional working society‚ man needs to adhere to a certain set of laws and rules that act as guidelines for their self-preservation. This theory is defined as a social contract. The philosophers that specialise in this topic are known as social theorists. They argue on what is the most successful social contract theory in order for society to move forwards economically and industrially. The concept of ruling by majority is one that is often
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help social contract theorists present their understanding of human nature and explain their beliefs on the role a government should take. In his piece‚ “The Second Treatise of Government and a Letter Concerning Toleration”‚ Locke was able to refute Hobbes’ theory of absolutist government‚
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In Hobbes’ "Leviathan"‚ we spoke about how he viewed primal humans as being in a "state of war/nature." Although this was hypothetical‚ I do agree with it to be somewhat true. Back in a time of humans with no structure or agreement socially of norms or folkways‚ it probably made life confusing and unpredictable. I believe that in that particular state of nature‚ fearing death was probably equal to the need to kill/defend. It is hard for me to believe that at some point humans actually began to
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free to control their own pursuits. A government can also be involved in economic and judicial matters‚ but the main concern of the government should be safety. Citizens should be able to live in their nation without fear of harm of malicious intent. Thomas Jefferson is correct in his view on the purpose of government because he states that the purpose of government is to restrain men from injuring one another but allowing them to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement. I support the
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of the Enlightenment that influenced America The ideas of the Enlightenment influenced the American Revolution and the formation of the American Government because our government is based off the ideas of the first political thinkers‚ like Thomas Hobbs‚ John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Baron de Montesquieu‚ Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ and Cesare Beccaria. All of these philosophers believed in different ideas‚ and somehow the American government was able to figure out a way to make all of these ideas work
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8. The Central Questions of Philosophy Political Philosophy 7/8/2013 What is Philosophy? The Central Questions of Philosophy – Political Philosophy • Value – Ethics (Good‚ Evil‚ Right‚ Wrong‚ Justice) • Political Philosophy – Aesthetics (Beauty) • Reality – Metaphysics (Cosmology‚ Ontology) • Knowledge – Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge) PHI 7100 History of Philosophy: The Classical Philosophers ©2013 Richard Legum – all rights reserved 1 What is Philosophy? Political Philosophy
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