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    emphasize themes in V for Vendetta In the film V for Vendetta‚ the director‚ James McTeigue uses symbolism‚ costume and dialogue to emphasise the idea of everybody having a right to individuality‚ and the right - and duty – to resist forced conformism. James McTeigue uses symbolism in the film V for Vendetta to juxtapose the idea of individuality and the resistance of forced conformity. The first important symbol used in the film is V’s mask. This symbol is shown in all of the scenes V appears in and

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    Trevor Gillette 6/16/2011 Paper #1: Machiavelli and Hobbes These two famous philosophers‚ Machiavelli and Hobbes‚ lived a century apart from one another‚ but both still had to live during difficult times. Machiavelli the writer of The Prince was from Italy‚ where as Hobbes who wrote the Leviathan came from England. Because both lived in hard times you can see why they would have similar political views‚ however due to the fact that they were a century apart and came from different cultures

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    As a political scientist one of the most important questions to ask is‚ “What should the aim of government in society be and why?” To answer this question I will examine the perspectives of three philosophers‚ Thomas Aquinas‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and John Locke‚ in regards to their views on government’s role and obligation in a society. To understand and define the aim of government in society the best form of government must first be defined. The best form of government will be defined using Plato’s teaching’s

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    St. Thomas More is the patron saint of attorneys‚ civil servants‚ court clerks‚ lawyers‚ politicians‚ and public servants. He was born on February 7‚ 1478 to Sir John More and Agnes Graunger. He attended one of the best schools in London‚ St. Anthony’s School. As a young man he attended Oxford in 1492‚ where he learned the skills to become a lawyer. In 1494 he left oxford‚ but eight years later he was approved to practice law. After he began his career as a lawyer‚ he decided to start a family.

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    Introduction: The philosophies of Thomas Hobbes are inarguably essential foundations in materialistic thought. Idealists during his time believed that there reality is made up of concepts and nonmatter. In response to the challenge of explaining concepts that seemed only explicable through idealist thinking (such as thoughts and emotions)‚ Hobbes used logic and reasoning to develop materialist theories – some impressively similar in nature to neurobiology. His pessimistic views of society are drawn

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    John Locke vs. Thomas Hobbes The new ways of thinking developed during the scientific revolution began to extend into other areas of life beyond that of just science. Scholars and philosophers began to rethink the old ideas about religion‚ economics‚ and education. The Enlightenment started from key ideas put forth by two English political thinkers of the 1600s‚ Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Both men experienced hardships England early in that century in the English civil war but they ended up getting

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    ------------------------------------------------- Plato’s Social Political Philosophy What makes a good society or a good individual? According to Plato‚ the virtues of justice‚ wisdom‚ courage‚ and moderation are necessary to make a good society. Since Plato’s perspective is exemplified in today’s society and in many other works of fiction‚ we can derive that there is convincing argument for Plato’s view. Before we explore examples of Plato’s perspective‚ we must first establish Plato’s views

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    Hobbes Leviathan Chapter 13-18 Chapter 13 Of the Natural Condition of Mankind‚ as concerning their Felicity‚ and Misery Chapter 14-16 Chapter 14: Of the first and second Naturall Lawes‚ and of Contracts Chapter 15: Of other Lawes of Nature Chapter 16: Of Persons‚ Authors‚ and things Personated • A law of nature is a general rule that is discovered through reason. o Natural and inherently known by all because it can be deduced by innate mental faculties (reason‚ philosophy). • Horrors

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    They include the two political philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5‚ 1588 and he was best known for his work on political philosophy. His book Leviathan established the foundation for most of Western political philosophy. In Leviathan‚ Hobbes set out his doctrine of the foundations of states and legitimate governments. Much of the book demonstrates the necessity of a strong central authority to avoid chaos and disorder. Hobbes hypothesizes what life

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    sufficiency within the context of contract law‚ with references to the matter of Thomas v Thomas from 1842. In assigning significance to these matters‚ it is noted that Sir John Patteson‚ a judge in 1830 who was appointed to the Court of King’s Bench‚ (later the Privy Council) was knighted shortly after making the landmark decision regarding the doctrine of consideration in the case of Thomas. The ratio decidendi in Thomas‚ was ‘[c]onsideration must be of value and involve benefit or detriment’

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