Calvin and Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes is well known as one of the best English philosopher in history especially in the 17th century. He was best known for his books Leviathan in the 1651 and of course his brilliant political views on society. Thomas Hobbes was born in London in 1588 and he had a rich family. His father pushed education to him since he was four. Hobbes’s father had a quick-tempered and his limits were pushed when Hobbes failed to do something. The father was part of a small Wiltshire parish church.…

In John Locke’s Second Treatise and Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, both authors introduce concepts of perfect societies built upon the initial state of nature for the purpose of ultimately escaping that state to enter a state of civility and peace. The state of nature is one governed by natural laws that each individual understands through their innate sense of reasoning. Hobbes condemns that state because he contends that in the state of nature, there is no property, which propagates fear and death…

In continuing his explanation, Tinder points to one of the masters of this mode of thinking: Thomas Hobbes. According to Hobbesian philosophy, human life is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” and ones essence is that of eternal war against all others (Tinder 27). Hobbes breaks his understanding of human nature down further by explaining that there is a psychological and ontological level of estrangement (Tinder 27-28). The psychological level of ones estrangement exists because all…

Since human beings first started to roam the Earth, there have always been hierarchies within our small communities and large societies. These social structures have helped lead civilizations by making difficult decisions that would hopefully be advantageous to the masses and to give their respective community some security and stability in their lives. Technically, you could call this group of people a government. For centuries on end, governments have been equally analyzed as well as…

Liberal Absolutism, Liberal Constitutionalism, and the American Presidency The objective of this paper is to firstly, compare and contrast the Hobbesian notion of liberal absolutism with Lockean liberal constitutionalism and secondly, elucidate how these similarities and differences impact the American presidency. I will begin by explicating liberal absolutism and liberal constitutionalism and then proceed to articulate their points of similarity and difference. I will the iterate how the…

Introductory Paragraph There is no man capable of overcoming nature In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story The Birthmark Alymer attempts to do just that. All those who attempt to overcome nature will receive severe punishment In The Birthmark, it is proven that nature has undeniable dominance over man Georgiana’s immediate sadness from waking up after what seemed like a success is proof that no man is above nature. Her immediate expression displays worry when seemingly all should be well. She has…

Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan during the English Civil War, promoting the necessity of sovereignty in order to achieve a functional society. With the influence of Francis Bacon and Niccolò Machiavelli, Hobbes presented his theories through empiricism and the social dynamics of power. Hobbes’ philosophy is a denial of classical teachings and the acceptance of science or the new age of reason. Hobbes devotes chapters in the Leviathan to even explicitly go against traditional Aristotle teachings.…

Masculinity Power, honor and dominance, all the necessary elements to be a man. In the novel Things Fall Apart and the short story, The Man Who Would Be King the main characters must sacrifice their themselves in order to achieve what they want the most, which is respect and authority. My paper will analyze the concepts of masculinity in The Man Who Would Be King by Rudy Kipling and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe there's a man named…

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a playwright written between 1599 and 1606, at the time of King James I’s reign. During the time period in which King James I ruled England, the “divine right of Kings” doctrine was in place. This was the belief that the king’s rule was God’s will and that the king was the mortal representation of God on Earth. Additionally, it was during this time where religion drove people’s ethics and moral choices, which is why biblical allusions and parallels are often seen in…

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein challenges the readers to question the meaning of humanity. The Oxford English Dictionary defines humanity as “human affairs” and “human nature”, and also as “the quality of being humane,” (humanity, n). The affairs in life gather and form the nature of people, and the characteristics of nature makes it possible to define the quality of mankind. If so, what differentiates humans from other living beings, and makes it possible for people to name such quality as…