Ashlyn Brunk Parson POS 352 October‚ 2012 Exam 1: Hobbes/Locke 1. Compare and contrast Hobbes and Locke on political power? In answering this question explain Locke’s argument against Hobbes’s understanding of “paternal” and despotical power. On the discussion of power and social structure‚ both John Locke and Thomas Hobbes introduce their theories on paternal and despotical power in Second Treatise of Government and Leviathan respectively. Both men believe that social order is constructed
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Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were two of the greatest political and philosophical thinkers of their time and ours. Ideas like these have shaped governments throughout history and still hold true today. They had extremely different views on government‚ but the bases of their arguments were similar. They used reason to justify their ideas‚ rather than divine right. Although both men acknowledged that there was a God‚ He played a very small part in their ideologies. The philosophers each had an impact
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1. John Locke and Thomas Jefferson are associated with what theory on government? John Locke and Thomas Jefferson both believe in natural rights‚ such as‚ equality and liberty. They also believe that although the government is needed and to give up what is necessary in order for everyone to benefit‚ the government do not have the right to deprive anyone from life‚ liberty and property. 2. The Conflict theory of government makes what claiming about Ruling Groups? The Conflict theory can be divided
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atom bomb in that it has the power to end human life. Hoenikker is obviously an exceedingly smart man; however‚ it can be inferred from his inventions that he does not always consider the negative consequences of his new discoveries. He is merely on a quest for further knowledge‚ not a quest to better our society. The game of cat’s cradle‚ which Hoenikker was playing on the day of Hiroshima‚ can be understood to represent both the naîve‚ infantile nature of Hoenikker as well as the great destruction
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Hobbes vs Locke Thomas Hobbes‚ and John Locke both developed theories on human nature‚ the state of nature‚ how men govern themselves and the dynamics of the social contract. With the passing of time‚ political views on the philosophy of government steadily changed. In spite of their differences‚ Hobbes‚ and Locke‚ became two of the most influential political theorists in the world. Hobbes believed that man is not by nature a social animal‚ that society could not exist except by the power of
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Exploring Art within Human Nature When discussing art it has continuously been examined how much it is applied to human nature. In The Art Instinct by Denis Dutton he spend an entire chapter discussing the colorations between the two. Art can be seen in human nature through its history‚ it’s comparison to language‚ and its creation from humans through genetics and their tendencies. Language has always been considered a part of human nature. All culture through all ages has some manner of language
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Marx vs. Locke Work is something we do on a regular basis‚ it’s what gets us through our day and makes us who we are. In class‚ we discussed two authors who had a viewpoint on the idea of work. Rousseau and Marx express their opinions of the theory of work in their own writings. In Karl Marx’s reading called The Communist Manifesto he explains the differences and similarities between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat people. In Rousseau’s reading called Discourse on the Origins of Inequality mainly
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amongst the people regarding human nature; is it‚ by nature‚ good or bad? Every option is discussed by Mencius himself‚ ranging from whether all are born good‚ born evil‚ born with both or born with neither. Overall‚ Mencius succeeds in his description of all possibilities of whether human nature is good or bad. The main permutation discussed by Mencius is that all humans are born good. In Book 2‚ Part A‚ Section 6‚ Mencius describes a child falling down a well. If a human were to see this child fall
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Hobbes vs. Locke Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were known as Social Contract Theorists‚ and Natural Law Theorists. The two men both had very strong views on freedom and how a country should be governed. Thomas Hobbes had more of a Pessimistic view while John locke had more of an Optimistic view. Hobbes and Locke believed in a type of Social Contract between the Government and being governed. Hobbes believed in Absolute Monarchs and Locke believed in the will of people being governed. Hobbes opposed
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Outline and critically discuss Locke’s theory of personal identity. John Locke laid down the systematic groundwork of personal identity in the study of modern philosophy. Locke highlights his approach to the problem of personal identity in Chapter XXVII of the book II in An Essay concerning Human Understanding. This paper will explore the features that persuaded Locke to treat the problem of personal identity and then go on to analyse Locke’s theory in light of these factors
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