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4 Questions on Philosophy, Hobbes and Peirce

power to enforce decisions (Lloyd, 2002). Hobbes also believed that an absolute monarchy was prefereable to other forms of govern...

Liberalism Compared with the Theories of Jean Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx

body, the weakest has strength enough to kill the strongest, either by secret machination, or by confederacy with others, that are...

Hobbes, Knowledge And The Constitution

significant reason society is its own opposing force. Moreover, subjects of the omnipotent Leviathan are morally responsible for ...

The Nature of Man in Society and in Government

himself how to act in every given circumstance; in addition, each person would be "judge, jury and executioner" of any disputes th...

The Western Tradition of Psychology

Psychiatry is a relatively new discipline yet its roots can be traced back to philosophers such...

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes' Definitions of Liberalism

it becomes abundantly clear that "liberalism" of their day and their perception was significantly different from the ways in which...

True Liberty According to Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

In five pages this paper examines how the principles outlined in Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan define what should be regarded as true l...

Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan and the Contemporary Police State

This 5 page paper argues that Thomas Hobbes' classic work Leviathan and its negative view of what he called the state of nature is...

Community and the Possession of Private Arms

In ten pages this paper considers the right to bear arms in America in a discussion of community with a comparison of the philosop...

A Sovereign Philosophical View

In twenty pages the relationship that exists between natural law ans sovereignty is examined through such philosophical perspectiv...

Social Contract Theory and the State

In six pages this report discusses the social contract theory in a consideration of how the state concept came into being with Joh...

Society and the Individual from a Philosophical Perspective

In four pages this report considers Plato and Thomas Hobbes in a philosophical discussion of the connection between society and th...

The Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes and the Author's Authoritarian Views

In five pages this paper discusses the authoritarian stance regarding absolute government authority advocated by Thomas Hobbes in ...

Thomas Hobbes on War's Inevitability

This topic is discussed within the context of the book Of the First and Second Natural Laws, and of Contracts by Thomas Hobbes in...

Comparison of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes

In twelve pages this paper examines man's nature in a contrast and comparison of Second Treatise of Civil Government by John Locke...

State of Nature and The Leviathan of Thomas Hobbes

In four pages this paper examines the state of nature as determined by Thomas Hobbes with an analysis of the three assumptions dev...

Postmodern World, Modern, and Classical Philosophy

In eight pages classical and modern philosophers are consulted regarding their thoughts on the postmodern world in order to determ...

The Idea of Security as Thomas Hobbes Would Have Seen It

This 10 page paper explores how Thomas Hobbes ideas might be applied to the problem of modern security. The bibliography lists 4 s...

Inevitability of War

In fourteen pages Of the First and Second Natural Laws, and of Contracts by Thomas Hobbes is referenced in this overview of war's...

Historical Context Regarding Philosophy's Intent

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

Thomas Hobbes and Plato on Government and Politics

In ten pages the political theory and government structural views of Thomas Hobbes and Plato are compared and contrasted as they a...

Religion and Science in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes and Paradise Lost by John Milton

In six pages this research paper examines the religious and scientific perspectives offered by John Milton's Paradise Lost and Tho...

Politics and Self Interest

In eight pages this paper examines the concepts of Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke as they relate to politics a...

Philosophy and Presidential Candidates

In five pages this paper discusses how presidential candidates can each be connected in some way with the philosophies of Jean Jac...

Thomas Hobbes' and John Locke's Views and the 'Opposing Appetites' of Niccolo Machiavelli

In five pages this report contrasts Machiavelli's social opposition theory with the perspectives of political theorists Thomas Hob...

Limited or Absolute Power in the Monarchy

In five pages this paper discusses the absolute power represented by France's Louis the Fourteenth and Thomas Hobbes' limited powe...

Political Philosophy Debate on the Abuse of Authority

In this paper consisting of seven pages a better understanding of such abuses as Amadou Diallo's murder by NYPD officers is provid...

Sovereignty and Issue of a Central Government of the United States in the 18th Century

In twelve pages the sovereignty issue is examined within the context of the theories of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and the effec...

Enlightened Age Elements of Progress, Nature, and Reason

and comparison of the volumes of literature that were produced during this era. Three of the great philosophers of this era, Thom...

Thomas Hobbes and Sigmund Freud on Gun Control

In five pages this paper examines what Sigmund Freud and Thomas Hobbes would have to say about gun control in light of the tragic ...