Thomas Hobbes

Hobbes biggest point was men always want more power and honor. He explains that in order to get the power, we will fight for it. This results in a brutish and short life for each one of us. That’s why the laws of nature and commonwealth was developed by Hobbes. The laws of nature includes the reason and will that are needed to end the everlasting battle of every man for himself. Reason gives us the idea of why we want it to end. We must realize that the battle is causing each one of us to be in…

This scholarly article’s primary intention is to show why the personal essay African Genesis needs to be in the English curriculum. The authors’ main argument for this is that english students need literature that examines nature and human instincts in a natural light and these books that reflect these sociological studies are recommended so that students can see how the novelists can interpret the same compelling questions about human nature and it’s inherent environments. This main topic…

The main theoretical text utilised in this historical analysis is Jan-Werner Müller’s What is Populism? Written during the 2016 Presidential election, its contemporary nature is appropriate to the content of this study. The focus of Müller’s text is defining what populism is, whilst providing historical examples that adhere to the definitions outlined. The primary use of the text in this study is defining precisely what populism is, for the purpose of applying that definition to three figures in…

I think Of Property is considered one of the most and nice chapters in the second treatise. Actually it contains the same theme of the personal liberty which found in the second treatise. So Locke makes it obvious that the man’s individual labor is his own and the laws specify that he gains the rewards from his hard work. So suppose that he picks something, no one else could claim that it does not belong to him. Actually, the scholar Robert figured out that Locke’s idea which is talking about…

House of Vines The main theme of my house, is the idea that nature is not controlled by anything but itself. No man or object can completely control where nature goes, or what it does. The first quote that relates to my house is in Nature, when Emerson says that, "... nature describes it's own design". In the quote, Emerson is explaining how nature lives freely and spreads freely, controlled by nothing. My house represents this concept because nothing is controlling it, it is building itself.…

“The gentleman stands in awe of three things. He is in awe of the Decree of Heaven. He is in awe of great men. He is in awe of the words of sages. The small man, being ignorant of the decree of heaven, does not stand in awe of it. He treated great men with insolence and the words of the sages with derision.” (Confucius, Book 16, Section 8, Page 140) Confucius elaborates on junzi very frequently. They’re the ideal model of a law abiding, knowledgable, and humble citizen and gentleman in…

Politics' function is to serve men, not to serve ideals. Ideals should move politics forward and direct policies, but not dictate the day-to-day work of political life. It is important to differentiate between ideals and common ground consensus. Ideals are what fuel individual's plans and desires, but in a democracy it should be common ground or reasonable concensus that should be applied for government policies. When common ground is reached, ironically ideally, the best of the different ideals…

Hobbes’ outlook on the restoration of the state of nature is a supreme sovereign power to take out the brutish nature of man versus man. The background for V for Vendetta is of Britain in the late 2020s and it can be argued that it is a perfect example of Hobbes’ idea of government, considering that the British created a literal national health disaster and then provided the only…

It is argued by Hobbes that it is preferentable to consent to the absolute authority of a sovereign because it is superior to the chaos of “war of all against all” in the state of nature. Hobbes (1651) argues that men will turn against men and no industry can exist, he implies that any government, even totalitarian or oppressive governments, is better than none. But the same fear that we have against our neighbourstransgressing against us, we do not expect of ourselves in the absence of…

nobody having more than some other. Equality derives from the herbal condition of men, which makes all of them equal while enjoying the benefits of nature, therefore there may be no subordination between individuals. The definition given by way of Hobbes is at the beginning sight very similar. For him, men are born equal. Is the equality of…