People sacrifice their freedom to give to an absolute leader. ... Hobbes believed that the reason we have a government today is because people give up their own individual power to give to an absolute authority. ... People give up their individual power to achieve these pleasures to an absolute authority. ... Hobbes believes that we should give up all powers to one being. ... People sacrifice their freedom to give to an absolute leader. ...

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He states furthermore that in the state of nature people are allowed to do whatever they want, which gives them the possibility of dominating others through power and force. ... He gives an example of the state of nature where men are driven by their desire of survival and avoiding death and pain, using any means necessary to live even if they have to give up their moral principles. ... He also states three flaws in democratic governments; the first reason is that democracy has institutions and institutions are founded and organized by citizens, which means each person can give their personal...

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Although they have different ideas of what the social contract is, both Locke and Rousseau agree that in giving up the state of nature, we submit ourselves to a form on social contract and by giving up some of our freedoms we gain security and respect amongst the civilization. ... However in giving themselves up to the social contract and giving up their freedoms they are obliged to adopt morals that allow everyone to live in harmony. ... Rousseau argues that even though in the state of nature people are much more free to do what they please, eventually that state can get too hostile and peopl...

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Men give up some of their rights to enter into a social contract with a government whose purpose is to protect their rights (property), life, and liberty. ... They control property and money which gives them the power in other situations such as politics. ... In order for the protection of their property, man must give up some of their freedom. ... People give up some of their freedom to enter into a social contract with a form of government. ... Locke insisted that in order for the protection of man's property, they must give up some of their freedom to a government to make laws. ...

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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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Hobbes - founder of modern social thought - tried to explain nature of man and society w/out recourse to assumptions of Greco-Christian tradition - born 1588 - Only certain principle of human conduct was self preservation - Descarte- humans could still know reality even if no resemblance between our sense experience and external world - Elements of Philosophy physics, psychology, & political implications sections, basis of work - Theory hold that all social relations are artificial & are products of calculation rather than impulse or affection - Humans must give their consent to absolu...

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Some give power to the people while others believe the people are incapable of making decisions about their welfare. Some may not seem fair while other may seem to give to much power to the people. ... In general Ireton's goals were to give the people more freedom, make the people happy. Also, he wanted to give them more control in their government but did not believe the lower class could make decision about their government. ... (Spielvogel, 55) Giving so much control to his people gave more responsibility to them as illustrated by an excerpt from the eulogy Pericles gave "to hon...

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Hobbes believed that people give up their freedom and put it into the hands of a sovereign or government which seems a lot more reasonable than giving everyone the freedom to do as they please. ... Our own government in fact follows exactly what Hobbes was saying; the people give the power to the government to make the important national and global wide decisions that need to be made. ... That is why we do what we do as a society and give our power to the government and trained professionals to make smart decisions that will benefit the good of the people which is what Hobbes state of nature i...

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In their book "Hate Crimes: Criminal Law and Identity Politics" Jacobs and Potter give an example about a man in his 20s who has burnt a wooden cross and is in prison now for ten years. ... An example: in one side of town a man gets beaten up because he is gay, and on the other side of town a man gets beaten up because he would not give his money away. ... By creating the hate crime laws the government is giving victims of hate crime more value and more protection than victims of "ordinary" crimes, while every citizen should have the same value and protection. ... It is not fair to the victim ...

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How could the conflict be solved if every party do not give up from what thinks that it`s its right? ... In my opinion it does not matter whether you are in the state of nature, or in a normal state with government, you are going to be forced to give money. ... If someone objects that, he would be forced to give money anyway. ... Also if you don`t vote, you will give the chance others people to do that, and therefore one day you will be forced to follow the laws or the decisions that you did not have a say at all. ... But, in my opinion, Henry Thoreau gives the best solution how to deal with t...

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It gives the image that the Capitol is permissive, forgiving and easy to challenge, while in case of preventing a revolution, those images are ones to be avoided the most. ... The people who lived in these 12 districts have to work and give all of their districts' resources for Panem Government, and get paid a very small wage that barely cover even the most basic needs. ... Therefore the government would not have to be worry about any uprising against the state.10 Furthermore, the impact of the cruel punishments given to the law-breaker by the peacekeepers also could give a sense of det...

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Mentioning some authors that talked about these contradictions will give more weight to our previous statements. ... Two Authors/Four Distinct Interpretations To find out how is it possible to have different interpretations of Rousseau's and Hobbes' statements, it will be useful to give several arguments that can lead us to better define these statements. ... Furthermore, when Hobbes talks about the designation of a sovereign, we can also give an other interpretation. ... However, there still some ambiguities and we could give a different interpretation. ...

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This State of Nature consists of a Law of Reason which gives humankind liberty, freedom, and equality and stresses that no man "ought to harm another in his life, liberty, or possessions" . ... Rousseau envisioned a society in which all the individuals would give up their individual powers in return for a new kind of equality and a new kind of power. ...

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After analyzing the mercantilist policies of importing precious metals while exporting goods during the 1600's and 1700's, he came to the conclusion that by doing away with mercantilist monopolies and restrictions would give the people more incentive to produce. ... Bentham believed that society could teach individuals to be rational by giving them an ideal environment to learn proper behaviour in.Utilitarianism became quite popular and was a driving force behind a range of reforms in areas like prisons, law codes, and public health. ... After in depth analysis of economies in centu...

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To explain what he means by consent he first explains how humans can give consent and why they can give consent. ... Locke does however believe that if one, " that hath any possessions, or enjoyment, of any part of the dominions of any government, doth thereby give his tacit consent, and is as far forth obliged to obedience to the laws to that government"(p. 53). ... When entering into society people give up the power to do what they want for preservation and the power to punish others that they had in the state of nature. ...

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When one is silent in the "political world" they usually hold a lot of power because they are receiving more information than they are giving. ... Donald Trump said he would give any charity that Barack Obama choses, one million dollars, if he released his personal birth documents. ... This book will give students insight on government and how it is ran; which will make them aware of the economy. ...

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He opens his writing piece by making it clear that he has good reason to be giving royalty advice on ruling and that he means no offense in claiming to know more than they do. ... By giving the masses access to weapons, they help both themselves and the prince from enemy attacks. ... According to Machiavelli, a prince must convince the masses that the ceremonies he gives are important and should be taken seriously. ...

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Rousseau does point out many problems in finding an ideal monarch or lawgiver but his inclusion of such single person rule can give rise to worry about tyranny as it would be all to easy for a king to quote Rousseau and claim that all he did was for the sake of the general will. ... The idea of a civil religion sanctifying the society's values and particularly the laws from the law giver sounds somewhat like indoctrination. ...

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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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This argument, which Socrates gives, cannot be adopted to show that I have tacitly agreed to never break the laws of the United States of America. ... "Even so, by giving every Athenian the opportunity, after he has reached manhood and observed the affairs of the city and us the laws, we proclaim that if we do not please him, he can take his possessions and go wherever he pleases We say, however, that whoever of you remains, when he sees how we conduct our trials and manage the city in other ways, has in fact come to an agreement with us to obey us nor, if we do something wrong, does he try t...

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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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This paper seeks to verify the definition of political philosophy, to further analyze its origins and give evidence for the origin of political philosophy in Ancient Egypt. There has been great debate on what is political philosophy, Sabine and Thorson give a famous definition that political philosophy can be restricted to the disciplined investigation of political problems and as such it was invented at a particular place (among the Greek) at a particular time (5th century BC). ... Like the theory of Ma'at and her being a goddess, Marimba Ani(Ani, 1994) believes that humanity and the u...

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The Constitution gives every individual protection of their rights. ... We "need to remind the attorney general that the powers to enter homes, tap phones and search computers that he has so generously granted to law officers were never his to give." ...

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A law that the subjective will gives to itself in morality has no form until it is taken in and will by the subjective will; "the law is no agent, it is only the actual human being who acts- (p100 140). ... Hegel's justification for the necessary development of the state is that it gives the individual objectivity, genuine individuality, and an ethical life (p156 258). ...

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He also goes on to give statistics regarding public confidence in institutions such as universities, major companies, medicine and journalists. ... The answer Nye gives to this question and to many of the questions Bok asks in his reading is simple. ...

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