Hobbs and Rousseau in the Neighborhood.
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(5 pp) Our assigned role is to consider the individual and how he best functions in a community. In doing that we will be looking at an equal relationship of the community and the individual, in that one does not bare more of the load of work than the other. Our points of reference will be the philosophers Rousseau and Hobbes. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Hobbs, Locke & Divisibilty.
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(5 pp) Through prolific writings on subjects including optics, philosophy and social theory, the "Hobbsean system" emerges as a coherent and comprehensive world view grounded in the distinct understanding of philosophy as physics. The world according to Hobbes is a world in which all spheres of activity are governed and explained through mechanical principles and where the primary task of philosophy is to understand the chain of cause and effect through which all phenomena emerge (Foutz ppg).Locke on the other hand, believes each human starts with a mental blank slate, and then adds to it through their knowledge and experience. Our question of discussion is how these two relate to divisibility. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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How And Why Does 'Culture' Use 'Nature' To Represent Itself To Itself?
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8 pages in length. Culture and nature are inextricably intertwined, which provides the reason behind the way in which culture uses nature to represent itself to itself. Mankind has developed a bad habit over recent years in separating himself from the world around him, namely nature and the environment. This individualist and selfish approach to one's existence is both myopic and faulty, speaking volumes about contemporary humanity's inability to appreciate the intrinsic relationship every entity – living or otherwise – has with all other life. Ancient cultures fully understood and accepted this truth and duly worshipped those spiritual entities that resided within such living and inanimate objects as animals, trees, streams, and every other aspect of nature. Even though many populations still look upon the relationship between culture and nature as a synergistic force in their existence, mankind of today does not truly realize the intimate association these two entities have with each other. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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How Aristotle's "The Aim of Man" Relates to Society Today
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A 5 page paper which examines Aristotle's "The Aim of Man" and discusses how his ideas relate to society today. No additional sources cited.
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How Can the Mind Have Knowledge
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This 5 page report discusses the problem of understanding how the mind can have knowledge of the world. The philosophical and scientific writing of W.V. Quine, Laurence BonJour, and Immanuel Kant are considered. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Hsun Tzu and Thomas Hobbes on Human Nature
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the views of Thomas Hobbes and Hsun Tzu as they relate to the concept of human nature and assessments of man's role within society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Human Nature -- Comparing Machiavelli and Hobbes
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This 10 page essay discusses the author’s perspectives regarding the thinking of Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian historian, statesman, and political philosopher, and Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), English philosopher and political theorist, shared one distinct similarity . . . they and their theories were generally viewed with mistrust and hostility. What becomes clear when reading their works and considering the implications of those works from a 21st century point of view is how much humanity has not changed throughout the centuries. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Human Nature According to Aristotle and Plato -- How do Their Theories Fit in Modern U.S. Culture?
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This 5 page report discusses the philosophy and scholarship of Plato and Aristotle, two of the leading ancient figures who were instrumental in the development of human thinking and an awareness of what constitutes the basics of human nature. Specific issues regarding gender equality and how the two ancients’ philosophies can be applied to contemporary America are addressed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Human Nature and the "Perspectives of the Individual," (course evaluation)
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(3pp) Human nature is compared and contrasted in the works of Gilgamesh and Elie Wiesel. Comments are made concerning the readings of this class; personal remarks are made. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Human Nature: Plato And The Five Dialogues
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6 pages in length. Is it possible, according to Plato's viewpoint, for human nature to be 'released from forms' and still be considered human nature according to the five dialogues between Socrates, Crito, Meno, Phaedo and Euthyphro? In assessing this plausibility, one must first harbor a distinct understanding of just what human nature represents in relation to man's actions. It has long been postulated that human nature is bound by defense mechanisms as a means by which to hide from the truth of reality. If this is so, then most any conduct in which humanity partakes is nothing more than an act of escapism. Is that to say, then, that human nature is bound by the weakness of man's character? Can individualism reside at the crux of why human nature cannot be released from form and still be construed as human nature based upon conversations with Socrates, Crito, Meno, Phaedo and Euthyphro? Bibliography lists 1 source.
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