Thomas Hobbes

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « The Leviathan and its historical context. Reference. Thomas Hobbes Outline State of Nature: The concept of State of Nature Establishment of a social contract. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Outline.. State of nature.. Sovereignty has to be absolute.. The efficiency constraint of sovereignty. . The attributes of sovereignty according to Hobbes.. The Leviathan and its historical context.. Reference.....»

Niccolo Machiavelli

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Machiavelli influenced a lot of political theorist and philosophers; some of them are Thomas Hobbes, Nietzsche, and also Mao Zedong. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Machiavelli.. Early life.. Concern with study of political reality using history or interpretations.. The Prince: Advice for a good prince.. Princes must know the art of war.. A prince must 'commits himself'.. Choosing between being...»

Aristotle, Hobbes and Machiavelli on Governance

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   03/12/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « thousand years after Aristotle s time, his writings were still relevant, allowing us to compare his work, with later theorists such as Thomas Hobbes (1588 1679 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A fundamental assumption made by Aristotle.. Aristotle's view of the political aspect of the human function.. Aristotle's account of the relation between a person and the polis.. Hobbes and civilization.. The Enlightenment aimed to...»

Hobbes's account of religion/nationalism and terror management theory

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   06/10/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « the sovereign; Conclusion; Works cited. Hobbes's account of religion/nationalism and terror management theory Throughout Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes makes repeated ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Cancer treatments. Hobbes and the terror management theories. Religious belief. The role of death . Interesting problem for the sovereign . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Contrasting the Prince and the Sovereign: Considering Hobbes's political theory with reference to Machiavelli

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   04/18/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « s political theory with reference to Machiavelli At first glance, comparing Niccolò Machiavelli s practical political analysis with Thomas Hobbes s principled ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Contradiction in thought between The Prince and The Discourses. Machiavelli's advocating of the totalitarian prince as an immediate practical improvement . Hobbes and the three forms of government. Machiavelli: Good forms of government...»

What are the main milestones in the emergence of the Palestinian problem and the Arab-Israeli conflict?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Socialism , June 7th, 1908 http://www.marxists.org/francais/rappoport/works/1908/ 06/rappoport_19080607.htm - Thomas Hobbes, Human Nature, book VII http://www ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The book Critique of the Gotha Programme.. Different stages of communism.. Evolution of the crude communist society.. Higher phase of communism.. Labor as a means of life and a prime want.. Enabling people to consume whatever they...»

The hobbesian state of nature: A prisoner's dilemma?

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   06/10/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « In his 1651 work Leviathan, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes argues in favor of a societal structure in which individuals must waive a portion of their ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The formation of commonwealths . The discrete entities of the world . Arguments for an empiricist epistemology and ontology. Physical and psychological stress. Hobbes's War of All against All. The crux of Gregory Kavka's criticism...»

What are human rights and what place have discussions on human rights found in international relations?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Nathan, 1st edition, 1981. - Thomas Hobbes, Léviathan (1651), Paris, Livre de Poche, 3rd edition, 2003. - Martin Hollis & Steve ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The almost non-existent place of Human Rights in International Relations from the birth of the discipline to 1985.. The ambiguous relations between international liberalism and Human Rights.. The fall of international liberalism, the...»

The role played by power in professional relationships

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   04/13/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « according to Locke (http://www.theory.geocities.com/Athens/7011/hobbes.html). sense of conscious reality in the interest of defense mechanisms (Thomas 1996, p ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Hierarchical positions, shared beliefs and common assumptions. Observations of verbal and non-verbal structures. Conceptualizing power. Fundamentals to the structure of professional relationships . Conclusion...»

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