Calvin and Hobbes

“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.”(Albert Camus). In today modern world; we had reach so many advancement from medical to mass communication. These major discoveries had lead many to believe that we are far from being savages that we once were, right? In the novel “The Lord of the Flies” William Golding (the author of the book) explores the core-essences of man. One of the aspects that many scholars, fail to see is how the sense of patriotism is also…

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were social contract and natural law theorist. They both have different views and beliefs about social contract and natural laws. Many people have their own thoughts on who is right and who is wrong; Locke wins my vote. Locke believes people have the right to life and impartial protection and because of this, I give Locke my vote. Locke mentioned that a government should exist by the consent of people in order to protect the rights of the people and promote the…

Carmichael, Professor at the University of Alberta, explores Hobbes’ notion of natural rights in the commonwealth. While Carmichael acknowledges that most contemporary thinkers associate Hobbes with sovereign authoritarianism, he aims to demonstrate that the commonwealth actually permits the existence of “true liberties,” which belong to each individual citizen. More specifically, Carmichael presents a detailed analysis of chapter 21 of Hobbes’ Leviathan, which demonstrates the presence of…

INTRODUCTION After the period of political disintegration culminating in the English Civil war, Thomas Hobbes espoused the theory of social contract which instigated disparate reactions and profoundly impacted the political philosophy of his time. In Leviathan, believing that a system devoid of government is systematically prone to dissolution into a devastating condition of war, he unified the concepts of civil polity under governance of an undivided and absolute sovereign and the laws of…

of age, but by that point they had already been living within a sovereign that they had never agreed to for so long. Hobbes argues in his book Leviathan that sometimes, rights can be transferred by inference, not just by express. Express is when a person signs their rights to the sovereign, using language such as “I agree, I consent,” but joining the sovereign by inference, Hobbes argues, can be done through words or actions. Actions can simply include using the sovereign’s resources and safety…

figure of the Enlightenment Period, Thomas Hobbes, was an English man who unlike most people, deeply concerned for a better future with fewer political issues and societal issues. The English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, as many may argue, was best known for his extravagant ideas in political science, philosophy, academics, journalism, and social science. Throughout his lifespan, Thomas Hobbes had spent his life,…

Thomas Hobbes continued this pessimistic viewpoint of human nature during the 1700s. Hobbes deeply believed that humans, stripped down to their basic form of nature, are naturally violent and brutish due to three causes: competition, diffidence, and glory. He writes in his book, Leviathan, that in order…

Student ID: 20388703 Ethics. Dr. Fisher Natural Laws (Hobbes) - Critical Essay #1 “Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short” (Hobbes, 78), is how Philosopher Thomas Hobbes would describe his state of nature in his 1651 book, the “The Leviathan”. In Hobbes’ state of nature, also know as the state of war, there consists of no central government. Without this governing body or set of laws, the individuals within this state of nature are competing for scarce resources and resorting to anything as…

Jenna Nudo Philosophy Paper #3 Rousseau vs. Hobbes Hobbes and Rousseau are two philosophers both with a different interpretation of the state of nature for humans. Although they had similar beliefs, Rousseau ultimately disagreed with Hobbes’ way of thinking. Rousseau’s book, “The First and Second Discourses” came a century after Hobbes’ “Leviathan”. Hobbes’ theories consisted of believing that human nature came to be violent but equal naturally. Within his theories, the poorest man can kill the…

The question arises, what type of life brings us the greatest meaning? Many philosophers and thinkers have tried to answer this, and have composed strikingly different conceptions. Some of the most notable thinkers are Friedrich Nietzsche and Thomas Hobbes. Both try to provide the most accurate representation of the human being. Through understanding the human person, we are able to formulate a description of the good life. Friedrich Nietzsche defines us as a human being through the state of…