Calvin and Hobbes

Socrates’ Rejection of Machiavellian Political Immorality The people and principles around which a state should be formed has concerned political philosophers for centuries. Leaders must possess certain qualities and skills to create a solidified political entity. Certain principles provide a standard from which a state exercises its authority. For Machiavelli, the ideal leader possesses virtù and is not bound by traditional morality. Socrates, in contrast, values a leader who is just, honest,…

Sovereign body to rule over it. The two main social contract theorists are Locke and Hobbes. These two philosophers have written contrasting accounts of the social contract theory that land upon equally contrasting conclusions. In historical terms, the social contract theories stem from the analysis of ‘man…

Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince and Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan. Primarily, I will begin by explaining each of the authors approaches to obtaining and maintaining political stability; I will then identify the differences in their approaches. Secondly, I will discuss and compare each of their ideologies concerning humanity and then I will be highlighting their commonalities on the subject. Lastly, a conclusion will be provided consisting of my opinion. Thomas Hobbes notes, “The Passions that encline…

Another effect of virtue that Wollstonecraft illustrates is having a strict regard for what is morally right and having adherence to moral principles. In the beginning of her argument, Wollstonecraft immediately states that “the strong gained riches, the few have sacrificed the many to their vices; and, to be able to pamper their appetites, and supinely exist without exercising mind or body, they have ceased to be men” (211). She directly attacks the elite displaying that man has been so corrupt…

In Gulliver's Travels, Swift unpacks certain dark aspects of human nature, namely, its innate selfishness. In contrast to modern theorists like Locke, who contend that the pursuit of self-interest will serve the common good, Swift underscores the potential for unleashing the beastliness in human nature, loosening the traditional moral constraints on avarice and ambition. As a commentary on the modern project, Swift introduces the crude and uncontrollably desirous "Yahoos," who, given the…

an individual’s political roles as well as morals in regards to the agreement that is made by such individuals in establishing a society where they reside (Lessnoff, 1990). The theory has been discussed by various philosophers and scholars such as Hobbes and Rousseau, who have indicated that social contrasts have defined the community today. The aspect of gender and social contrast is also associated with the establishment of mutual welfare, as well as, protection in the world although it has…

The Metamorphosis: In The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka suggests that the deep roots of societal values are determined, not by character, but by what others can you for oneself. Gregor Sansa is a man who fell victim to the selfish morals of others. In The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka suggests that societal values are based upon our own needs and are changed when those needs are distorted by external factors. Grete’s distortion towards her brother, Gregor, is evident when she asserts, “I won't…

Stoicism To counter stoicism, the play presents itself first as a stoic world. Frye indicates in his essay that Albany and Edgar stands for the moralist (111); and Moretti in “Great Eclipse” argues that King Lear is in-between an old feudalist society and a new absolutist society. However, these characters does not stand for a vague, universal ethics; and feudalism, as a political concept, must have a reciprocal relationship with cultural doctrine as to integrate the social and the political. I…

Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau are both political theorist who wrote their works based on their perspective on the state of nature extensively, we are able to distinguish their different point of views. Human nature by definition is “the general psychological characteristics, feelings, and behavioral traits of humankind, regarded as shared by all humans” (Oxford). Hobbes and Rousseau wrote about their views and interpretations of human nature, which I will be comparing. Hobbes is well…

Zuriel Davis Joel Williams 1101-16 0ct 29, 2017 Close Reading of Malcolm Gladwell "power of context" The general contention made by creator Malcolm Gladwell in his work "Power of Context" is that condition plays hard on your result in actuality. all the more particularly , Gladwell contends that adjustment in your condition influences the earth as in wrongdoing" he composes, broken window hypothesis " was the brainchild of the criminologists James Q. Wilson and George kelling. Wilson and…