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Enlightenment Philosophy and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

existence. Thus, he sees himself as something more than a victim. He simply has a less desirable fate than some of his peers. Yet,...

Liberalism and the Perspectives of John Locke and John Rawls

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophies of John Rawls and John Locke regarding liberalism. Seven sources...

Moral Reasoning Case Study Evaluation

fact, it seems that both are taking the noble road and one wonders why anyone would succumb to the pressure of signing a paper tha...

Federal Power and the Federalist Papers

Constitution of the United States. As such, he had much influence on the early decisions made in the Congress. One of the biggest ...

Liberty, Freedom and Their Meanings According to James Madison and Gordon Woods

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the meanings of liberty and freedom presented in James Madison's Federalist Paper and...

Public Policy Endurance and the Enabler of Compromise

In five pages public policy is examined within the context of compromise, which is supported with a discussion of The Bill of Righ...

Thomas Hobbes and Aristotle on Human Nature

the civilization that had sprung up, flourished for centuries, and now stood on the brink of massive change in his native land of ...

Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan and the Contemporary Police State

This 5 page paper argues that Thomas Hobbes' classic work Leviathan and its negative view of what he called the state of nature is...

True Liberty According to Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

In five pages this paper examines how the principles outlined in Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan define what should be regarded as true l...

Thomas Hobbes on War's Inevitability

This topic is discussed within the context of the book Of the First and Second Natural Laws, and of Contracts by Thomas Hobbes in...

Constitutional Convention Debates and the Notes of James Madison

This paper consists of five pages in an examination of James Madison's Constitutional Convention debate notes in a consideration o...

U.S. Democracy Questions

In three pages this paper answers questions on James Madison's contributions to The Federalist Papers, tyranny, and the Madisonian...

Political and Social Concepts of Aristotle, Thomas More, and Niccolo Machiavelli

between both extremes. The fundamental theme of "Utopia" is the determination of the best state for a commonwealth, the b...

Society and the Individual from a Philosophical Perspective

In four pages this report considers Plato and Thomas Hobbes in a philosophical discussion of the connection between society and th...

The Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes and the Author's Authoritarian Views

In five pages this paper discusses the authoritarian stance regarding absolute government authority advocated by Thomas Hobbes in ...

State of Nature and The Leviathan of Thomas Hobbes

In four pages this paper examines the state of nature as determined by Thomas Hobbes with an analysis of the three assumptions dev...

The Idea of Security as Thomas Hobbes Would Have Seen It

This 10 page paper explores how Thomas Hobbes ideas might be applied to the problem of modern security. The bibliography lists 4 s...

Inevitability of War

In fourteen pages Of the First and Second Natural Laws, and of Contracts by Thomas Hobbes is referenced in this overview of war's...

Property Rights, John Locke, and John Rawls

In seven pages this essay presents a comparative analysis of the philosophies of John Locke and John Rawls regarding the rights to...

Pluralism vs. Elitism in the United States

these meetings dispersed throughout the area so that both rural and urban citizens could engage in political discussions that woul...

Thomas More’s Utopia

rely on hopes and prayers for peace. If battle is necessary then they do whatever is necessary to make the battle as quick and pai...

Mead on Warfare

that the tendency to engage in wars is a human invention, and that the inevitable result of innate human tendencies or instincts. ...

The Psychology of Human Behavior

Freedom is cherished the world over. Not all that cherish freedom, however, actually have it. Unfortunately, there is often an i...

The Western Tradition of Psychology

Psychiatry is a relatively new discipline yet its roots can be traced back to philosophers such...

W.W. Brown/Clotel

into the pen during the day. After the best of the gang were sold off, the balance was taken to the Exchange coffee-house auction ...

Federalist #51

of the new United States, the theory went, was far too large to be governed by a central federal authority; it should be left to t...

Thomas R. Eddlem's Journal Article on John Hancock

With his uncles death he inherited the business and while he was only 27 years old it seems he "managed his inheritance, the large...

Justice and Self Interest Philosophies

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...

Literature and the West's Medieval and Renaissance Cultures

Dantes (1999) Florentine origin, one first must ascertain the reasons why people are drawn to his work. Is it that poems are enjo...

Man's Nature According to Thomas Hobbes and William Golding

the adult world of constraints into an exciting world of fun in the sun, the children come up against the usual banes of social ex...