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He saw the changing world and the things within it as mere shadows or reflections of a separate world of independently existing, e...

injustice...have no place" (2001). Hobbes argued that during this period in human development it was common experience that each m...

a leader? How should a prince behave? Although the motive for Machiavelli writing this piece, and the application of this work to ...

This paper examines whether or not Machiavelli's political theories set forth in The Prince can be applied to political situations...

what Descartes believed to be the existence of humanity and humanitys understanding of what knowledge truly is. In a comparison of...

armies. By the middle of the 16th century, Italy had become a battleground for the ambitions of France and the Empire, and the Ita...

that one already has some sense of who they are. Therefore, using ones senses cannot be used to initially gain an idea of humanity...

In five pages this paper examines the views of Jean Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes in a comparison of their social contract th...

You will encounter many obstacles, both within your own government and from other nations. You should be careful to surround yours...

In three pages an analysis of Tod Hackett's character is the primary focus of this comparative novel and film analysis of Day of t...

In five pages Solomon's leadership is evaluated in accordance with Machiavelli's assessment to achieve a positive conclusion. The...

This paper contends that Machiavelli's collected works laid the foundation for the beginnings of modern political science. This te...

fond of reminding us that the state of nature is an analytic, metaphorical, and rhetorical device - stressing individualist, const...

is clearly stated. Locke see that all land was commonly owned and the property of all of mankind, and as such there is a natural s...

This paper addresses Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy in terms of how ambition affected society during the Roman Empire. This fiv...

identity in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Section 9 Book II, Chapter XXVII). Yet, Locke gathered his ideas from talkin...

he means a state of equality, in which no one person possesses authority over another, and all people are free to live as they ple...

man being superior to another, the contradiction still stands. Despite some inadequacies in his work, the simplicity of Locke is ...

of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of th...

that standard then the entire concept of innate knowledge cannot possibly be true. He further argues that those who say...

the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....

that men with their wisdom cannot direct them and that no one can even help them; and because of this they would have us believe t...

science or subjects in the humanities do not. Both classic philosophy and modern philosophy seem to make political philosophy a qu...

In six pages the realist theory and Machiavelli's political influence are examined within the context of the contemporary war with...

In order to explore his general theory, it pays to look at his Second Treatise of Civil Government. It is rather compelling and ...

for the people. Leadership and theories of leadership have come a long way since Machiavellis time. Heider (1986) claims that lea...

occurred. One of the only things that one can find to argue about Locke is that he eventually becomes as inflexible as the rest o...

forces which existed during his time. Some of those forces could be interpreted as evil, as could the impact they had on Machiave...

This is particularly true for Jefferson verses Madison and Hobbes verses Locke. Despite their differences in philosophies, ...

to living their lives at the mercy of their rulers. The vote for colonial democracy was a vote for the freedoms that are intrinsi...