It was their passion, contentions and philosophies about these particular subjects that remain a staple in current theories about humans. ... The science is that definitions that have been established before hand and therefore the conclusions reached are the results of empirical knowledge. Definitions used to reach a conclusion that arent established through the scientific process are results of opinion based theories and, therefore, conditional. ... Hobbes furthers his arguments with his Laws of Nature (Hobbes, Leviathan 103 v/s 122), which are general rules that are exposed to humans thr...

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The writings of Descartes had awakened in him the interest in philosophy. ... Locke's philosophy on human nature was greatly influenced by the hard times in which he lived and was involved in. ... He might seem to be straightforward but he adds to his philosophy a theory of morals which could be really confusing. ...

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The heated debate of democracy includes the differing views concerning the definition of democracy, controversy over the suitable form of democracy since there are different forms, lack of relevant cases where total democracy was implemented and there are questions on who sets down the agreed levels and standards of democracy as the yardstick which takes precedence over other forms of regimes. ... There is no general accepted definition for democracy and it is a contentious subject which is open to debate and it has faced much criticism from different theorists in which case Plato is one of th...

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The concept of democracy continued to be prevalent in Europe with the philosophies of an English philosopher by the name of John Locke and a French philosopher named Jean Jacques Rousseau. ... There are various interpretations of this definition and consequently many models of democracy. ...

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