Aristotle and Hobbs 10 February 2004Aristotle and Hobbes Aristotle argues that valid conduct, as defined by the law, is acting in accordance with virtue. ... Hobbes agrees with Aristotle's contention that the content of the laws is mostly arbitrary. ... The scope of Aristotle's legal system must encompass everyone. ... This does not imply that Aristotle believes that everyone will desire what is correct. ... This is unlike Aristotle, who argues that men must be formed into the correct manner. ...

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Aristotle was a philosopher who lived from 384 B.C. to 322 B.C. ... Many of Plato's ideologies were presented in Aristotle's works. ... Aristotle said these were man made concepts, which have weaknesses. ... The American government adopted many of Aristotle's views. ... Aristotle's philosophies are visible in today's society....

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Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and one of Plato's most famous students. ... Aristotle's most important political views are on full display in his works, Politics. ... Both Aristotle and Cicero had strong views of how the political community should be considered. ... This point of view is not all that different from Aristotle's interpretation of political polis. ... Aristotle believes the form of rule should rely on the many governed or the people. ...

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I will show that actions can damage both Polis and leaders and will end with the question; 'is Aristotle correct in his understanding of the relation'. ... Is Aristotle correct in his understanding of the relation? ... On the other hand, Aristotle is wrong because in describing his perfect polis he describes in fact democracy. ... Aristotle is wrong here because the help of rules and regulations would make democracy in Aristotle's view to some sort of enemy of the polis....

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Aristotle, Locke, and Rousseau all had ideas on many of the same topics. ... Aristotle says the same thing just with different words. ... In the formation of government Locke and Aristotle think the same thing. ... Aristotle states his ideas on equality not through rights here but that simply government should be made up of equal people. ...

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Aristotle, unlike Plato, is not concerned with perfecting society. ... Aristotle relied on the deductive approach, while Aristotle is an example of an inductive approach (Hacker 71). ... Aristotle puts a high value on moderation (Hacker 81). ... Aristotle puts emphasis on the institution of the polis (Hacker 77). ... Aristotle helped to developed some democratic ideas. ...

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I would probably be more interested in Aristotle's idea. Aristotle discovers that the best possible has already been obtained. ... Aristotle puts a high value on moderation. ... Both Plato and Aristotle agree that justice exists in an objective sense. ... Aristotle puts emphasis on the institution of the polis. ...

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Aristotle also said that slaves should have the same rights as everyone else, but that classes should remain the same. ... Aristotle doesn't really seem to fight for a particular unjust. ... Aristotle has always known that the State has never been so good. ... The whole idea of Thoreau, King and Aristotle is about justices and how unjust our government is because we shouldn't have to always do as our government ask us to do. ...

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One view sees justice as no more or less than what the current authority says it is. There are no universal principles by which justice or injustice can be defined other than the way in which the government has made its laws. Thus, in different societies and under different authorities, justice ...

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1) There are many external and internal threats made to the states. Some examples of external threats are terrorists, and other nation's armies. Some examples of internal threats are terrorists, and the United States own citizens. External threats made to United States are very serious. They ...

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In "The Origin of Civil Society" (Rousseau 237), Jean-Jacques Rousseau makes a bold assertion that states, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." He addresses freedom as the most important topic in his work and aims to explain how man in the state of nature has a choice in his total fre...

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Introduction The assignment is based on the whole character sketch of John Locke and what he felt about almost everything in the spheres of Politics. He was the founder of utilitarianism and that is one of the most important in a democracy. He is one of the few thinkers who never let the consequences around him affect him adversely; in fact he was one of the very few people who learned from their mistakes. There are people who can go on cribbing about their problems, but John Locke was different, he studied them and experimented and made an attempt to understand why it all happens in the ...

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