Political Theory Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (354) essays
Political Theory essays:
Comparison of Leviathan, by Thomas Hobbes, and the Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Mankind, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
... Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were seventeenth and eighteenth century philosophers with similar, yet contrasting, theories about human nature; both men developed theories on human nature and how men govern themselves. Hobbes theory is based upon the assumption that "human nature is naturally ...
Marx and Historical Materialism.
... Historical materialism explains the possibility of transcending capitalist society at the hands of the working class through the belief that the capitalist society's means of production are outgrowing its relations to production. The nature of work poses the universal assumption that humans ...
Is the concept of rights a more appropriate instrument than utilitarianism in determining morality?
... United States. The US is currently caught up in the conflict of whether or not same-sex marriages should be allowed and whether this act directly harms the fabric of society (the masses) or whether it should be regarded as a lawful right of ...
How do traditional conservatism and neoconservatism differ?
... philosophy of Edmund Burke (1729-1797) gave conservatism an ideological base. Burke was an elitist, believing that 'the rich, the able, and the well-born govern' (Baradat 2003:25), while the rest of society should dutifully submit to their rule. It is argued by many conservatives ...
Islam and Democracy
... nature of democracy the authors point out the differences between the parliamentary system of Great Britain and the anti-Parliamentary style of the plebiscitary of the French Revolution. It is easy to argue that the French Revolution, especially the myriad minis systems of government ...
Evolutionary liberalism in Britain
... philosophy developed above all by René Descartes (but also by Thomas Hobbes in Britain) and gained its greatest influence in the eighteenth century through the philosophers of the French Enlightenment. Voltaire and J. J. Rousseau were the two most influential figures of ...
Why was there support for unarmed neutralism in Japanese society? How far did the foreign policy of the Yoshida government follow the ideas of unarmed neutralism?
... of World War 2 (WW2) the Japanese had faith in a system of government and structure of society that appeared to work well. The voices of ... Widely respected, he is credited with rebuilding Japan's ruined economy and sense of ...
Why does Plato believe that philosophers should rule?
... University Press * Stevenson, L. and Haberman, D (1998). Ten Theories of Human Nature, 3rd edition (1998). Oxford: Oxford University Press * Wolff, J. (1996). An introduction to Political Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University ...
Arroyo Administration: The Plato and Aristotle Views
... of the government. Is the Arroyo administration a representation of their views of what a government should be or is it the complete opposite?Let me begin by describing the society where we belong today and then compare it to the views of the two philosophers ...
Insight on Hobbe's State of Nature
... human beings don't have any idea about social interaction and other things that relate to this. Another issue regarding Hobbes' state of nature that I find needed to be mulled over is his assumption that even the smallest man could kill the biggest man. Because of ...