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    Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and Joseph Butler (1692-1752) hold contrasting views on how to build a human society. For Hobbes the most important issue is to achieve and maintain peace‚ and points out‚ that men ought to give up their natural rights and transfer them to a sovereign. For Butler the best way is to follow the rules of God which are already inside of every man’s soul. The two both start with an account of human nature: Hobbes notes that it is lead by appetites and aversions and results in

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    evidence does Hobbes offer in favor of his claim that nature “renders men apt to invade and destroy one another”? [150 words] Hobbes offers support to his claim that nature makes men apt to fight one another‚ by showing how people act in their own self-interest. When people act in their own self-interest they look to preserve their own life. Hobbes believes in his definition of nature that man must use their own virtues of protection to ultimately preserve themselves. The way Hobbes describes the

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    2012 LBST 1B11 Comparison of Hobbes and Al-Farabi Human nature was one of the most controversial topics now and then. In two of the world’s greatest philosophers’ essay‚ they discussed their own perception of human nature. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)‚ England’s political philosopher‚ who discussed his view on the degeneration of human nature in his book‚ Leviathan‚ which depicted the natural state

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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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    drastic events changed the course of England’s history‚ as well as influencing two famous philosophical men. Thomas Hobbes‚ author of Leviathan‚ and John Locke‚ author of Second Treatise on Civil Government‚ drew on their experiences of England’s monarchical turmoil to conceive very different political theories. Both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were prominent political philosophers in the

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    Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are some of the most famous philosophers‚ which also had a huge impact on government. Hobbes and Locke have opposing viewpoints when it comes to the state of nature‚ which refers to the lack of social structures. Hobbes views the natural state as unsatisfactory‚ believes revolutions are wrong and that nature has more of an effect on someone than nurture. However‚ Hobbes and Locke agree that some form of government is needed for society‚ proving that Hobbes and Locke have

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    Because Hobbes argues that the relationship between people in nature is similar to the animal. And thus the safety of survival has become an important purpose of the people. He considers the so-called natural rights: "the liberty each man hath to use his own power as he will himself for the preservation of his own nature‚ that is to say‚ of his own life; and consequently of doing anything which in his own judgment and reason he shall conceive to be the aptest means thereunto."(Leviathan‚ 4.1) To

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    "The Judicial Philosophy of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas" Clarence Thomas. In the annals of American history‚ this name has risen to the forefront of noted Supreme Court Justices and has become synonymous with the ideals and philosophies of uncompromising conservatives. Undeniably‚ the same name also congers thoughts of hypocrisy‚ desertion‚ and self-denial toward one of America ’s most divisive and enigmatic political figures. Since his nomination by President George H. Bush to the

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