Thomas Hobbes

In the Second Discourse on Inequality, Jean Jacque Rousseau outlined the origin and development of private property. The formation of the hut is the first step towards the ultimate creation of society as families and communities start to form. Unlike savage man who’s primary motivation was self-preservation, civilized man embraced amour propre as they begin to compare their strengths and abilities of others. Although Rousseau argues that the invention of private property is not natural, it is…

“There is a sufficiency in the world for a man’s need, but not a man’s greed.” - Mahatma Gandhi. In the world, one’s greed will never be satisfied and leads to extreme selfishness. Not only is this true in the world, but it is also true when speaking about a dystopian story with a corrupt government. In the book, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury writes about how Mildred, the government and society and Montag are all examples of selfishness. Ray Bradbury first describes how Mildred is selfish in the…

Can man live in the state of nature in a society? In John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government, he explains that the Law of Nature governs the state of nature and teaches mankind. Locke also states that in order to be a part of society man must own property, namely land. Without the land he cannot be a part of a society. However, a society is not a government. A government protects the rights and property of the society through laws. Man cannot exist solely in the state of nature; in order to…

What happens when a man gains complete control over another man’s life? Even if that man is kind and giving, what does it say about a man who owns another man’s existence; his life, his death, every part of him? To mold another man in an experiment and take away that which makes him human is undoubtedly inhumane. In The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson, Mr. Gitney, who also goes by Mr. 03-01, does just that. In an effort to prove whether or not African and Caucasian people…

Power, the ability to control, dictate, and manipulate whatever we see fit to benefit ourselves. Power is one of mankind’s most coveted items In which we can obtain, and going to unethical measures to obtain it, if necessary. The drive and desire for power will be mankind's demise. In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, she demonstrates, through the use of her character's, how the drive and desire for power, corrupts, destroys, and is mankind’s demise. As Alexander Hamilton once said, “A…

Collectivism, Progressives, and their False Ideology The theory of collectivism (in all its variants) holds that man is not an end to himself, but is only a tool to serve the ends there. Collectivism, unlike individualism, holds the group as the principal or primary, and the standard of moral, ethical, and honorable value. Whether that group is a dictator’s gang, a nation, a society, a race, (the) god(s), a majority, a community, a tribe, etc., is irrelevant — the point is that man in principle…

philosopher and educators such as Cicero, Lucretius, and Quintilian, and other early Christian philosophers became the forerunners of education. During the medieval ages, the scholastic education came to power. Famous philosophers such as Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, John Dun Scotus and William Ockham. In later years, a lot more educators developed until in our present times. In our contemporary days, many people are already schooled and educated. They are schooled and educated in the sense…

One of the philosophers, John Locke was a supporter of equal rights within a governed society. Locke is best known for his idea of life, liberty and property. He was a strong believer and articulated that the government’s job is to secure these rights and its people. Locke was a social contract theorist. This means that the morals and political beliefs of people must be written in a contract in order for society to function at its best efficiency. John Locke was a religious man who believed in…

The question “Do human belong within or apart from nature?” has been asked over several centuries. However, the answer for this question is not easy to address because it has been differing over time and place. To make it more sense when approaching this question, we should be familiar with two traditions of viewing nature which were proposed by Worster in his book “Nature’s Economy”. According to Worster, Arcadian view promotes a benign attitude towards nature and advocates a simple, humble…

John Locke was an English philosopher and a great rival of the political system that prevailed during his time, absolutism. Locke believed that humans before him lived in a world where civilizations were independent, sovereign and equal. In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke says, “To understand political power aright, we must consider what estate all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they…