Firstly, Spinoza gives a greater weighting to the differences of a man than Hobbes. ... And in pursuit of the first law of nature, the second law is made which is to give up his right of nature to a greater power and form a covenant with every man so as he does not do onto any man what he would not wish done to him in an attempt to escape the condition of war. (Hobbes,1651) Spinoza however suggests that it is only a universal law of nature in which ˜everyone will, of two goods choose that which he thinks the greatest; and of two evils, that which he thinks the least' (Spinoza, 1951) w...

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He believed that this could be accomplished through each individual giving up his or her right to control their life in exchange for a voice in the establishment of societal rules; appealing to those who listened to surrender their individual rights to a collective body with a singular purpose. ... This is in direct conflict with Rawls's qualifications for a fair society as he writes, "the primary social goods, to give them in broad categories, are rights, liberties, and opportunities, and income and wealth.... John Rawls, on the other hand, advocates of private ownership, giving the righ...

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A man's worth is what other will give for his power; society is reduced to the market." In his article, Macpherson, attempts to reveal the critical issues behind Hobbes' thoughts about the bourgeois society and that his work helps to describe the inevitable collapse of the bourgeois man. ... Hayes stresses that Hobbes has built in his theories of moderate conduct in-laws four to ten in Leviathan, and that these laws are meant to try and close the gap between the rich and the poor through the engagement of mutual help between the classes through gratitude (4th Law), and the encoura...

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Furthermore, humanity does not exist outside of the state, it is the state that provides the forum for discussion, that gives the opportunity for interaction with others and gives "humanity" its humanity. ...

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There is little disagreement that government should be in some way involved in creating a solution that gives Americans in need of medical assistance the right to life, liberty and the continued pursuit of happiness. ...

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One metaphysical characteristic of Enlightenment universalism is, as Bronner points out, self-critical quality, which gives the Enlightenment the objectivity to not blindly defend tradition but to make justifiable assault on "privilege and prejudice" (Bronner xii). ...

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This gives a notion of the significance attained by bureaucratic interest factions in that seldom is a critical component of legislation advanced by Congress unaccompanied by consent from the organizational agency that was involved with the execution. ...

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The topic of prevailing representation of people and politics at a given time is a function of power rather than truth is successfully shown through the film "Wag the Dog" directed by Barry Levinson, was a political satire which focused on how the Presidential campaigns are focused on superficial an...

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The organization justice in an organization serves the employees to work for them longtime, give creative ideas and use the knowledge for the betterment of the organization; in return organization promotes their employees and creates strongand long-term relationship with the organization. ...

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