Each of the philosophers contributed their perspective to the pool of ideas and broadened the scope of understanding of how the "state of nature- influenced and helped individuals manage and run society. ... 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. ... Various churches embrace this philosophy today. ...

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The writings of Descartes had awakened in him the interest in philosophy. ... He got himself involved in Whig politics, where he helped plan William of Orange's expedition to England. ... In 1696, he paired up with Newton and helped stabilize their currency. ... 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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Morgenthau's second principle states that the main signpost that helps political realism to find its way through the landscape of international politics is the concept of interest defined in terms of power. ...

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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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Viewed throughout history as violent and barbaric philosophies, these proverbs and observations merely point out what actions have proven to be successful or unsuccessful for the different rulers. ... The subsequent chain of events has led cynics to suggest that Bill Clinton manipulated if not manufactured the crisis in Kosovo in order to divert attention from the shame of impeachment and to help him burnish his damaged legacy. ...

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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. ... Maintaining the theory that in order to preserve life (avoid the state of nature) natural man must strive for peace, Hobbes then constructs the first law of nature, "That every man, ought to endeavour Peace, as far as he can hope of obtaining it; and when he cannot obtain it, that he may seek, and use, all helps and advantages of w...

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