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when it is expressed as a love of virtue, and justice when it is considered as one of many virtues. For Hobbes, self-interest "ta...
body, the weakest has strength enough to kill the strongest, either by secret machination, or by confederacy with others, that are...
as this being the basis of the way than man will then behave as a result of the toughs Hobbes attention turns to human nature. C...
There would be less alienation, according to Marx. For Marx, Communism would be equated with freedom, despite the fact that for mo...
power to enforce decisions (Lloyd, 2002). Hobbes also believed that an absolute monarchy was prefereable to other forms of govern...
that was determined by human will, in that people choose whether or not to keep their promises (Hobbes, 1982). Those that keep th...
assist Bacons advancement" (Abacci Books). Yet, despite that all he had accomplished, and despite all that Essex had provided him,...
deal of power into one ruler (or, at the very least, a collection of rulers who wont end up fighting among themselves)....
as being possible to do. Hobbes distinguishes between a right and a law. A right, according to Hobbes, "consisteth in libe...
is the part of a wise man to believe them no further than right reason makes that which they say appear credible." In other words...
he is good and honest, the covenant will be kept. If not, then it is more likely than not that it will be broken. Hobbes (1651) ...
Man has a natural propensity for conflict and human beings form societies not out of their desire for complicit, but out of a fear...
to whether or not people need law, or whether or not they can regulate society themselves. The idea of anarchy is supported by som...
to allow him to survive. Pojman draws a distinction between ethics (or morality), on the one hand, and etiquette, law, and religio...
country in terms of routine items such as traffic and violent crime and international relations. It would create a strong national...
and that is that it enables both freedom and necessity to coexist; it favors an ethical reliance on moral deterrence without brini...
the fact that humanity discounts its relationship to the natural world, but then MacIntyre shows how "even someone as perceptive a...
his species - has long been a determinant of how advanced human beings have become throughout the ages. Fire established man as a...
to discern between what is true and what is opinion has led humanity toward incredible advances in knowledge over the last several...
illustrates that while there is indeed merit to his conjecture, it nonetheless does not reflect the only manner by which human per...
to 180 beats per minute (Keesling, 1999). The mind and body work synergistically to bring a woman to orgasm, utilizing thoughts, ...
of education during Maos command proved extremely difficult to achieve, inasmuch as the entire education system crumbled and the w...
Psychiatry is a relatively new discipline yet its roots can be traced back to philosophers such...
with one another and with figures of authority in order to maximize the best interests of each individual. When left without a cen...
This essay offers evaluation of how conceptualization of the self changed over the centuries, using the works of Vergil, Hobbes an...
In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...
In ten pages the political theory and government structural views of Thomas Hobbes and Plato are compared and contrasted as they a...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophical views of Hobbes and Plato regarding the state and democracy as re...
This 10 page paper explores how Thomas Hobbes ideas might be applied to the problem of modern security. The bibliography lists 4 s...
In fourteen pages Of the First and Second Natural Laws, and of Contracts by Thomas Hobbes is referenced in this overview of war's...