Thomas Hobbes

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « The Leviathan and its historical context. Thomas Hobbes was born in England, in 1588, prematurely because of the fear created by the approaching Spanish Armada ...»

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.....»

To what extent does Realism naturalize war?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Market study   |   05/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « 2005). Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, edited and abridged, with an introduction by John Plamenatz (Publisher: Collins, 1962). Nicolò ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The attempts to the present war. Thomas Hobbes, in the Leviathan. Hobbesian approach. Study of realist theory. Kenneth Waltz's view. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

What is the function of representation in Hobbes conception of political power as presented in the Leviathan?

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Bibliography Hobbes, Tom Sorell, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1986 Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes, Penguin Classics (1651) Philosophy and government 1572-1651, Richard ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Leviathan and its representation.. Why is representation necessary to protect the individuals' lives?. The covenant as the foundation of the sovereign's authority.. Who is this mortal God? The representation (as depiction) of the...»

What are the differences between Locke's and Hobbes' notions of the "state of nature"?

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   04/11/2007   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Bibliography Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes, Penguin Classics (1651) Second treatise of Government, John Locke, Cambridge University Press (2004) Hobbes, Tom Sorell ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Two strongly divergent views of human nature. Preliminary remarks on the concept of the state of nature. A dissimilar account of the state of nature in its initial form: two different behavioral analyses. The essence and the role of...»

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 : « Works Cited Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan. Ed. Edwin Curley. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1994. Machiavelli, Niccolò. ...»

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...»

Critically discuss the legal theory of Austin

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   02/28/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996) (first published, 1651). The Province, p. 17. The Province, p. 13. The Province, p. 19. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Austin and the law . The main argument of Hart . The typology of Austin. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Aristotle, Hobbes and Machiavelli on Governance

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   03/12/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Hobbes would respond. Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher and author of the well known Leviathan. Along with his contemporaries ...»

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...»

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...»

The Illusion of Civilization and Illusions Within

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   School essay   |   10/03/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Freud, Sigmund. The Future of an Illusion. Part VI, pg 705 Hobbes, Thomas. The Leviathan Freud, Sigmund. The Future of an Illusion. Part I, pg. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The men who have a pessimistic view of humanity . A contrasting view of human nature and the writings of the philosophers John Locke . The illusion created by religion . The use of illusion in civilization . Conclusion....»

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