Essays Tagged: "Leviathan"

In this discussion we will look at the meaning and nature of the social contract as seen from the point of view of political theorists, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.

st of us would keep to ourselves or only think about.Thomas Hobbes wrote an influential book titled Leviathan (1651). In this book, he details the idea of the social contract which states that men ori ... y a lot for his social skills does it?Actually the concept will be less jarring if we lead into it. Leviathan, his famous work that detailed his physicalist outlook and his concept of the value of a s ...

(8 pages) 462 0 4.0 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

In this discussion we will look at the meaning and nature of the social contract as seen from the point of view of political theorists, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.

st of us would keep to ourselves or only think about.Thomas Hobbes wrote an influential book titled Leviathan (1651). In this book, he details the idea of the social contract which states that men ori ... y a lot for his social skills does it?Actually the concept will be less jarring if we lead into it. Leviathan, his famous work that detailed his physicalist outlook and his concept of the value of a s ...

(8 pages) 226 0 4.6 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Great Eastern Failure- The Curious and Mysterious World of Mr. Brunel. Launch of the "Leviathan" otherwise known as the "great eastern"

astern Failure- The Curious and Mysterious World of Mr. Brunel... Questions Answered!LAUNCH OF THE "LEVIATHAN" OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "GREAT EASTERN"Mr. BRUNEL has not been altogether un-familiar with ... o failure of his ever did so much to lower the reputation of English engineers as the launch of the Leviathan. Having first, by the construction of that enormous vessel, concentrated the attention of ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Thomas Hobbes discussion for west civ 190 his book Levithian (ch 13-14). Includes works cited and link to source.

September 11 centered around Thomas Hobbes and the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of his book, Leviathan. Written in 1651, this book seems to present a rough sketch of governmental needs for peop ... bout the government that Hobbes would support, it would be necessary to read further into his book, Leviathan.Works CitedRetrieved 10 September 2002. Internet based excerpt found at:

(3 pages) 46 0 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

Comparison of Leviathan, by Thomas Hobbes, and the Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Mankind, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

er). Through this paper I will compare and contrast the human nature and individualism mentioned in Leviathan, by Thomas Hobbes, and the Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Man ... he Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Mankind, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.In Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes presents the reader with an overall pessimistic view of human nature, void ...

(5 pages) 179 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Can We Be Both Free and Obliged to Obey the State?

e state existing as and absolute sovereign power that had all power- hence why he name his book the Leviathan, which was a huge Biblical sea monster. Hobbes thought that individuals existed for societ ...

(8 pages) 124 0 4.6 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

The political theory of Plato and Hobbes

nts necessary for the appropriation of knowledge or wisdom in the examples of both Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan and Plato in The Republic an explanation will be given as to the relationship between natu ... allows us disputes within the realm of knowledge would tend to be problematic. This implies for the Leviathan that it will be the final, ultimate reason that will enforce the citizens' collective cont ...

(4 pages) 62 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Thomas Hobbes.

ng to ordinary conclusions. One of those ordinary conclusions he discusses in his book entitled The Leviathan was that a man's ultimate concern should be the preservation of his own life. He still rec ...

(3 pages) 101 0 4.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679).

could only be guaranteed if each country had a single, all-powerful authority. Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan during the so-called English Revolution (1640-1660) a time of great upheaval and disorder. ... nd danger of violent death: and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short."(Hobbes, Leviathan)In such a state all people would be free to do whatever they wanted to do, but nobody coul ...

(6 pages) 116 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

An Examination of Thomas Hobbes' Moral Philosophy with an Emphasis on the Escape from the State of Nature.

The word "leviathan" has come to mean the largest or most massive thing of its kind. Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan ... in conflict. To escape this fate, man has no choice but to obey the Laws of Nature and enter into a Leviathan, a grand covenant between persons, with a protecting Sovereign at its head.

(4 pages) 75 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Prometheus Justified: Blade Runner, Frankenstein and the Proper Usage of Violence

their respective societies. In light of such works as The Bible's Book of Genesis, Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, and Jean Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Origins of Inequality, it becomes quite clea ... bes 16). Frankenstein's creature is searching for the power that comes with his society, the local leviathan so to speak. The replicants fight for something different, though Frankenstein aspires to ...

(4 pages) 47 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

This essay compares and contrasts the political philosophy of Hobbes and Locke.

had his ideas published in London. The same year, 1651, saw the publication of his greatest work, "Leviathan," and his own return to England, which now promised a safer shelter to the philosopher tha ... nstrument to these basic motions (1).Hobbes philosophical ideas are largely portrayed in his text, "Leviathan." In this piece, he discloses the fact that he feels the evils of absolute power is still ...

(22 pages) 223 0 3.7 Nov/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The Democracy-Monarchy Cycle, an essay on the theories of Hobbes.

beneficial for the common good. Therefore, judging from Hobbes theory of the state of nature in his Leviathan, democracy, the origin of all political authorities, initiates a cycle that causes democra ... ng as the country needs efficiency while enacting on the status quo. Democracy is simply a sleeping Leviathan while its body systems remain at work. The origin of a politic system is derived fr ...

(8 pages) 24 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

The Egoism of Jonathan Edwards

e ethics of Jonathan Edwards compared to the ethic of egoism first outlined by Thomas Hobbes in his Leviathan. Comparing advocates and opponents of an Edwardian egoism, this paper reveals the similari ...

(12 pages) 44 0 3.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Compare and contrast the views of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke

ther; because it is passion and not reason that governs people's action. Hobbes states in his book, Leviathan, that life is a "war of all against all" because humans are always fighting for the limite ...

(3 pages) 74 0 4.7 Aug/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Compare and Contrast the Philosophies of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Karl Marx

ghts which will assist protest against unjust rulers. Thomas Hobbes's most famous publication, the "Leviathan" defines a government which unifies the collective will of many individual and unites them ... his desperation to fulfill needs creates insecurity within the human society. Hobbes uses the term "Leviathan" which refers to the best way of protecting citizens would be to have a government that is ...

(3 pages) 139 0 4.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Best Essay Ever

ernment, and used the themes of natural law to substantiate his argument. He wrote a book, entitled Leviathan, in which he explains why humans cannot survive without a monarch to protect their rights ... ernment, and used the themes of natural law to substantiate his argument. He wrote a book, entitled Leviathan, in which he explains why humans cannot survive without a monarch to protect their rights ...

(5 pages) 59 0 3.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Aquinas and Hobbes

it reveals the underlying features of Aquinas' writings. Question 4 In the Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes develops the concept that our desire for self-preservation is such a powerf ... n the society transfers his/her collective strength to a sovereign authority which Hobbes calls the Leviathan. To Hobbes, the social contract with the Leviathan becomes the source of what is right or ...

(4 pages) 17 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Hobbes

When one examines the maxim of Thomas Hobbes as set forth in Leviathan it becomes obvious that Hobbes believes the nature of man to be bad. According to Hobbes, ... to the people are worded such that the sovereign retains absolute power in the end.In Thomas Hobbes Leviathan a convincing argument is given for the benefit of an absolute power in a governmental syst ... in the government. I believe that Thomas Hobbes argument for a singular, all powerful sovereign in Leviathan is compelling, however, I also believe in the rights of man, and I do not believe that any ...

(6 pages) 9 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Thomas hobbes

When one examines the maxim of Thomas Hobbes as set forth in Leviathan it becomes obvious that Hobbes believes the nature of man to be bad. According to Hobbes, ... to the people are worded such that the sovereign retains absolute power in the end.In Thomas Hobbes Leviathan a convincing argument is given for the benefit of an absolute power in a governmental syst ... in the government. I believe that Thomas Hobbes argument for a singular, all powerful sovereign in Leviathan is compelling, however, I also believe in the rights of man, and I do not believe that any ...

(6 pages) 15 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory