In society today, we still see people with the basic philosophy of man against man. ... This philosophy is highly applicable in the post "September 11th- world. Second, Rene Descartes was called the father of modern philosophy and he is remembered for connecting scholasticism and philosophy. ... Descartes methodology was a major influence in the transition from medieval science and philosophy to the modern era. ... Various churches embrace this philosophy today. ...

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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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American Foreign Policy / POLS 4690 A paper submitted to Dr. Galatas of the History and Political Science Department at Georgia South Western State University The Era of Good Feelings: An Era of Idealism or Realism? The Era of Good Feelings was the national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817. The "era" generally is considered coextensive with President James Monroe's two terms (1817-25), it really began in 1815, when for the first time American citizens could afford to pay less attention to Europ...

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It was their passion, contentions and philosophies about these particular subjects that remain a staple in current theories about humans. ... Hobbes furthers his arguments with his Laws of Nature (Hobbes, Leviathan 103 v/s 122), which are general rules that are exposed to humans through rational analysis and are acknowledged to all because it can be realized through rationale and philosophy. ...

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Machiavelli argued against this Platonic philosophy. ... This is in stark contrast to the Platonic philosophy when man existed to serve the state, the basic idea being that ethics and politics are intertwined, its essential features overlapping. ...

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Written in the 16th century, The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli has come to be regarded by many historians and political experts as one of the oldest political primers in history. As a political philosopher Machiavelli sought to examine and analyzing the data he collected from reviewing past historie...

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Introduction EDWARD B. MCLEAN Western man's pursuit of liberty has been constant. Indeed, the concept of liberty is central to Western political thought and history. The following essays, which were the first of the Goodrich Lecture Series at Wabash College, examine the concept of liberty as it h...

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In the Leviathan and the Second Treatise of Civil Government, Hobbes and Locke, respectively, both ground their political philosophies at the same location: the state of nature, meaning the natural condition of mankind prior to any artifice such as government. ...

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