Thomas Hobbes There were great philosophers such as Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, and Thomas Hobbes, who influenced their own time. ... He associated with French philosophers, Mersenne, Gassendi, Descartes and others. ... To conclude, Thomas Hobbes was one of the most significant philosophers of the history. ... Despite his contradictions, Hobbes was an important philosopher who had a great impact on his own time and his book Leviathan is certainly worth to read it. ...

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Thomas Hobbes, a Philosopher Thomas Hobbes, one of the philosophers from the enlightenment period. ... Hobbes is one of the most influential philosophers of his time and in today's society. ... Thomas Hobbes is one of the most influential philosophers of his time and in today's society. ...

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Two brilliant philosophers of the seventeenth century developed theories on how humankind develops socially from the human state of nature. ... These two philosophers, even though they both believe in the social contract developing out of the state of nature, differ in how they develop what they believe the social contract is and what the state of nature is, for what and how it came to be, and the role it plays in society and government today. ... Overall, philosophers Locke and Rousseau both believed that in the state of nature, man eventually will desire some sort of organization, thus deve...

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These rulers could also be philosophers with military experience, or military leaders with a great sense of philosophy. ... Socrates then explains that not all who claim to be philosophers are actually philosophers. At this point in the novel, Socrates explains the difference between those that claim to be philosophers, and those that actually are philosophers. Men who only claim to be philosophers are only thinking of building a reputation. ... In any case, I am beginning to agree with Glaucon and the others about how Socrates builds his arguments; now it's a good thing for a philosopher...

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The third and final question is why is the philosopher's life a better life than that of the tyrant. ... This breaks down to a question of, is a philosophers life (just) better than a tyrants life (unjust). ... The philosopher: "who is most kingly who rules like a king over himself... ""(582b) This type of thinking also plays true for honor-loving over money-loving and philosopher over honor-lover. So in the end of this argument the philosopher lives the most pleasurable life while the tyrant leads a life not as pleasurable as that of the philosopher. ...

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In a process of a never-ending inquiry into the subjects of science and humanities, philosophers were affecting multiple aspects of every day life. ... Some of the most prominent philosophers, who have contributed to defining the Greek ideal were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. ... Concerned with the same goal, all three philosophers are arriving to similar definitions of ideal. ... All three philosophers believed that man would be much happier if he was part of a State rather than on his own. ... These three philosophers believed that if man could be more productive by specializing in so...

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Both philosophers put forth well-structured arguments with examples that seem to prove their case. ... Plato's vivid dialogues portray Socrates explaining that the "just man" is wise, that "he" is a philosopher, much like Plato and himself. ... I think that Plato's views may be a little biased in the context that the "just ruler" should be what he is, a philosopher. ... Plato will always remain one of the all time great philosophers, his dialogues have made it over 2000 years, and will continue to be read over time. ... Therefore, like so many other fundamental questions, Greek p...

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If the good is so full of the wealth of wisdom and knowledge, a philosopher like Plato or Socrates or Aristotle should have been able to implement it. ... "These, then, were the obstacles I foresaw when, in spite of my fears, truth compelled me to declare that there will never be a perfect state or constitution - (R, p. 207-208) What also tarnishes the whole idea of a totally just society lead by the "Good,"" is that Plato feels that somewhere the philosopher kings will make mistakes... Alongside of that, what is in fact preventing the philosopher kings with gold in their souls from becoming ...

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Gaither 3/4/03 During Machiavelli's time, society was much different than it had been for previous philosophers. ... The first philosopher who did not try to lecture or preach on how to reach the "ideal state" was Machiavelli. ... Through his prioritizing, "Machiavelli does not seem to be as concerned with the society and the individual as the previous philosophers in history had been" (L&HR, Davey). ... He does differ from the other philosophers in his suggestion for rulers. ... His philosophy, like that of the other philosophers, is a product of his times and of his environment. ...

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Most philosophers try to talk about the politics, but for me the only ones interesting are those that talked about it a long time ago and who actually thought of the things they talked about, and not only remade someone else's thoughts. ... To compare the political theories of two great philosophers of politics is to first examine each theory in depth. ... He thinks that a state should be governed by a Philosopher-King. ... Plato, a political philosopher, was in the pursuit of philosophical truth. ...

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Rousseau was a contributor to the Encyclopedia and a major philosopher of the French Enlightenment. ... In fact, several great philosophers and authors rose to say that Hobbes and  Rousseau are not the philosophers that they pretended to be. ... Chapman, an American philosopher states in his study that Rousseau was a totalitarian (Rousseau, Totalitarian or Liberal Columbia University Press, 1956). ... Isaiah Berlin, a political philosopher, said that the enemies of liberty were some philosophers (among them Rousseau) because they defended an authoritarian conception of freedom. ...

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In his best work "Two treatises on government " the philosopher point out that the state of nature does not have the Hobbes' negative sides of conflict and passion's domain. ... According to the philosopher, the most important factor is the self-govern of individuals; they will have only those rights that the whole society has decided to self-attribute. ...

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Voltaire is considered to be one of the most famous Enlightenment philosophers. ... Claude Adrien Helvetius was another French philosopher who developed theories during the Enlightenment. ... Jeremy Bentham, a British philosopher, masterfully combines Helvetius's blank slate theory with the blatant optimism of the Enlightenment creating a movement called Utilitarianism. ...

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These philosophers all recognize that people develop a social contract within their society, but have differing views on what exactly the social contract is and how it is established. ... Each philosopher agrees that before men came to govern themselves, they all existed in a state of nature. ... The three philosophers developed differing versions of the social contract, but all agreed that certain freedoms had been surrendered in order to ...

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So one can understand how each philosopher's distinct idea of man's place in the state of nature leads him to his separate conception of the proper role of sovereignty in society. ... Whether either philosopher was fully correct is a question that cannot be fully answered due to our current social condition. But rest assured that if society ever fully crumbles in the future and we find ourselves in a Mad Maxian state of nature, we will quickly find out which philosopher was correct. ...

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Conduct only becomes invalid when it enters into a conflict of desire between two men, and this conflict is the entire purpose of the law.For both philosophers, the idea of valid conduct cannot be separated from the law, and the law cannot be separated from justice. ... Justice and injustice are again meaningless concepts without the covenant, as they represent breaking and keeping its conditions.Clearly, each of the philosophers establishes the solid relationship between justice and the law. ... Both philosophers make cases that the law is reasonably arbitrary: for Aristotle, the ...

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Locke and Rousseau were two great philosophers of the Enlightenment. While both writers agreed that before civilized society man existed in a state of nature, that is, humans lacked society or structure, they disagreed on what constituted freedom. Differences in their opinion on freedom stems from t...

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Philosophers Hobbes and Locke have their own personal views of state of nature and state of war, while many similarities can be perceived many differences can be as well. ... Within the essay I will discuss the similarities of the two philosophers view points, how one may think Locke's outlook is better, then explain why it is not and why Hobbes ideas are correct and in fact should be lived by. ...

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In order to compare the political theories of two great philosophers of politics we need to examine each theory in depth. ... Plato, a political philosopher, was in the pursuit of philosophical truth (Hacker 114). ...

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He further criticizes the so called Greek philosophers for their lack of teachers, there is no documentation to show how they received such knowledge. According to James, there was great need for secrecy, and that the original philosophers would not have been permitted to publicize their teachings, he adds that it is obvious that history, because of a lack of authentic authorship would place the origin of philosophy into the hands of the Greek. ...

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Aquinas and Machiavelli were in essence political philosophers who made a great impact on politics in their time, they also interpreted the characteristics that a ruler should possess in order to gain power and sustain the realm. ... First, Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar and Catholic priest who was influential philosopher and theologist. ... Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian political philosopher, who lived in a controversial period where Italy was divided in many small states that constantly fight with each other and where the social life was characterized by egotism. ...

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In this paper I am chiefly going to discuss and criticize the ideas of Emma Goldman , Daniel Burton, and Henry Thoreau about what anarchism is, why people in general, and these philosophers in particular criticize governments, and which are their solution for improving the situation, would anarchism really solve the problems or make the situation even more difficult, and what anarchists promoters fail to explain. ... So in this essay I am going to argue against anarchism because in that situation people`s lives and their wealth would at every moment be endangered, or as Thomas Hobbes stated...

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This view of humans in their natural state is split between philosophers such as Hobbes and Spinoza who have a relatively pessimistic on the view of human nature, agreeing on themes such as the hazardous nature of man within the state of nature the need for a central sovereign figure but differ on their reasoning on how they come to such a conclusion. This view is different to the themes of philosophers such as Locke, who have a more optimistic view on human nature, believing men are not destined to perpetual war as suggested by Hobbes. ...

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I shall start by unravelling the process of thought, the method behind the man, as with many philosophers the argument begins with the method of deduction and hypothesis, and so by looking at Hobbes in such a way we might well learn the means in which his arguments are constructed. ... "a universe is only a word" (Leviathan, chp,4) Counter examples come form philosophers like Quine.W.O.V (1908-pres) nominalism is rejected and arguments are ignored. ...

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John Rawls, the famous American philosopher came up with a hypothetical scenario of original position where "the parties are symmetrically situated" and "in matters of basic political justice citizens are equal in all relevant respects....

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