SEARCH RESULTS

Once on the throne a Prince will have enormous power. But how does he keep this power? Machiavelli addresses this topic by stating...

the government have the right to act? By what measure can one say that an existing government is a rightful one? Hobbess...

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...

himself how to act in every given circumstance; in addition, each person would be "judge, jury and executioner" of any disputes th...

of souls (Frost 104). It is possible that Plato was attempting to use popular belief to promote the teaching of more profound trut...

as a teacher, is to free his students from the cave and metaphorically drag them into the sunlight. The selection from Phaedo reco...

With the new currency, there is fear that the EU will focus on trade over security issues. In the past, Europe has had a lot of pr...

In ten pages this essay considers human nature from the perspectives of Thomas Hobbes and Niccolo Machiavelli. Two sources are ci...

In eleven pages this paper considers Benjamin Franklin's perspectives on society and self in comparison with the views of Thomas H...

In eight pages this paper examines the concepts of Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke as they relate to politics a...

a utopian society -- represents a rational philosophy educated by science, motivated by art, and inspired by compassion. Declarin...

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

Thomas Hobbes Leviathan, and John Locke in his Second Treatise on Government (Hobbes and See Also Thomas Hobbes Leviathan 1651, 2...

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

with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...

disorder," which does suggest that a social goal is that everyone should get along. But Hobbes knew early on that people do not ge...

In twelve pages Plato's dialogues The Republic, Phaedrus, and Gorgias are examined in an analysis of how the philosopher conceptua...

do good, not evil to their friends (Plato, 2002). As this indicates, Polemarchus works hard to defend his fathers "rule of thumb...

has Socrates presented with various definitions of justice. Socrates is always opposed to any rule or definition that can be appli...

In five pages this paper examines Socrates' dialogue with Thrasymachus and considers his concept of justice as described in Plato'...

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

In five pages this paper examines Plato's views on human nature as they are presented in The Republic with the 'Good City,' societ...

In seven pages this paper discusses the many components and perspectives on justice utilizing the categorical imperative of Immanu...

fundamental importance in the Republic of the metaphor of descent and its connection to the two great themes of birth and death, a...

as the Socratic dialogue that in many ways can be compared to todays constructivist approach to education in which he "drew forth ...

different styles. Yet, while this may be the case, certainly there must be lines drawn and the author is not quite so critical of...

character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. The book is essentially about how a leader can be at his best. While it is tru...

at once managed for himself to become one of the envoys to the king ; upon arrival, having seduced his wife, with her help, he lai...

negative aspect to this competition, or that they would sabotage one anothers efforts out of jealousy....

realist, above all, when it came to understanding human nature. He was a founder of the philosophy of history, due to his reflect...