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    soon‚ and thus we must question whether civil disobedience positively or negatively impacts our free society. To begin‚ let us examine the biggest problem with Civil disobedience: it undermines the peoples elected leader. Thomas Hobbes in his book Leviathan discusses the

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    Hobbes + Machiavelli

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    Two of the greatest philosophers of all time are Thomas Hobbes and Niccolo Machiavelli. Hobbes was born in 1588 in England‚ when absolutism was taking hold in Europe. His most famous work was "Leviathan"‚ written in 1651. Hobbes discussed the ideal state and innate laws of man and nature‚ among other things. Machiavelli was born in Italy in 1469‚ a time when his home country was ruled mostly by foreign powers. His hometown‚ Florence‚ was still independent. Machiavelli’s most famous work‚ "The

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    concept of the state of nature is based on his believe that morality such as the ideas of good and evil do not exist in tis state. He claims that with out guidance‚ man will use any power at his deposal‚ to defend his life and positions. In his book Leviathan‚ Hobbes describes this condition as war‚ in other words‚ it is every one against every one. (Hobbes) In addition‚ he depicted the state of nature as a state in which individuals are without any of the benefits that are taken for granted in modern

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    and life is full of horror‚ because of this they want to leave the state of nature. Hobbes defines a "natural man" as an inhabitant of the state of nature who escape from their natural condition by making a contract with each other to create the Leviathan. Two natural passions enable people to escapes the state of nature: fear and reason. Fear makes the natural man want to escape the state of nature; reason shows him how to escape. Reason provides the natural laws that Hobbes develops; "A natural

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    (ed.) The Values of Bureaucracy. Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ pp. 41-62 Goodsell‚ C. (2005) ‘The Bureau as Unit of Governance’ in Paul du Gay (ed.) The Values of Bureaucracy‚ Oxford‚ Oxford University Press‚ pp. 17-40 Hobbes‚ Thomas (1651) ‘Leviathan’ reprinted with an Essay by the Late W.G. Pogson Smith‚ Oxford‚ Clarendon Press‚ 1909 The Economist (2012) ‘Losing its magic’ Mar 24th 2012‚ Print edition The Economist (2012a) ‘Aim higher’ Sep 29th 2012‚ Print edition Weber‚ Max (1946) ‘From

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    Hobbes VS. Locke VS. Rousseau

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    Hobbes vs. Locke vs. Rousseau/ State of Nature/ Allam/ 2013 “I am at the point of believing‚ that my labor will be as useless as the commonwealth of Plato. For Plato‚ also is of the opinion that it is impossible for the disorders of the state ever to be taken away until sovereigns be philosophers . . . I recover some hope that one time or other this writing of mine may fall into the hands of a sovereign who will consider it for himself‚ for it is short‚ and I think clear.” -The Monster of

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    therefore there would be a need to combat this. Thomas Hobbes published his work‚ the leviathan‚ which included theories of a social contract. His view is very similar to Plato¡¦s in regards to contract of community. He felt that there was a need for members of a society to Curtail the war of all against all and without these theories this war would spiral out of control with everyone competing

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    Milton's Grand Style

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    Comment on Milton’s grand style. John Milton was highly ambitious to be the rival poet of all the classical masters namely – Homer‚ Virgil‚ Tasso‚ Boccaccio‚ and Dante. With this end in view‚ he mastered all poetic arts to write his long desired epic poems‚ Paradise Lost‚ and Paradise Regain. Though he was completely blind at the time of writing these epic poems‚ his poetic faculty was quite aright. During his prose period‚ he already achieved necessary learning of poetic style for which

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    Lord of the Flies Vocabulary Chapter 1 1. proffer: offer  "The fat boy waited to be asked his name in turn but his proffer of acquaintance was not made." 2. motif: single or repeated design  "Here the beach was interrupted abruptly by the square motif of the landscape..." 3. specious: deceptive "Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed."  4. lolled: lounged  "Ralph lolled

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    Hobbes vs. Locke: Development and Expansion of Political Thought Comparing and Contrasting Hobbes Leviathan and Locke’s Second Treatise of Government This essay will compare and contrast several of the political theories on natural law‚ the need for government and structure thereof‚ as expressed in Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan and John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government. Similarities and differences of political theories are found in these two works‚ posing the question of whether Locke’s

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