Essays on Philosophers

The term "universal will," coined by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in his work Social Contract: Essays, refers to "the total of the differences" that aids in the achievement of a common good in society (30). It relies on the existence of a moral stance in people to be an essential idea in...

"Thomas Hobbes and the External Relations of States," Murray Forsyth. The British Journal of International Studies, Volume 5, Number 3 (1979), pp. 196-209. Hobbes' view on the nature of mankind is examined by the author. He divides Hobbes' state of nature into two parts in this article. The first is a...

"The realm exposed through sight should be likened to the prison dwelling, and the light of the fire inside it to the sun's strength. And, if you think of the upward journey and seeing things above as the soul's upward journey to the intelligible realm, you won't misunderstand my intention...'...

The Influence of John Locke on the United States Constitution The most prominent political philosopher of the modern era, John Locke (1632-1704), saw the constitution as a convincing alternative to man's natural state. Locke's contribution to the United States Constitution is difficult to overlook. The United States Constitution is a type...

Hobbes Thomas, who lived between 1588 and 1679, and Locke John, who lived from 1632 to 1704, developed their political hypotheses during a time of religious, political, and social revolution in England, Britain. The hypotheses were prototype edification persons who were intimately acquainted with the logical and philosophical concerns of...

John Locke's Influence on Modern Politics John Locke is a prominent political philosopher whose ideas and ideals have greatly influenced modern politics. In his Two Treatises on Government, he argued against the idea that God created humans to be subject to a king. He pioneered and advocated the idea that people...

The Collective Unconscious The collective unconscious, according to Jung, refers to qualities of the unconscious mind shared by all organisms of a comparable species. According to Jung, instincts and archetypes govern the collective human unconscious. Furthermore, he explains that archetypes are a component of the collective unconscious' structural make-up. They are...

Socratic logic and ethical behaviors Socratic logic holds that ethical behaviors are defined by their goals. A moral deed has some virtue in it. The killing of the youngster was done to allow the two men to provide for their families who rely on them (Brewer, 2007). The youngster owed no...

The theories on lunacy put out by Michael Foucault are those that concentrate on societal changes like shifts in economic beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions of labor. The society has become passionate about reason, which makes it possible to equate it with insanity. The connection between insanity and dreams was important...

Thomas Aquinas was influenced by Aristotle in his writings. The philosopher discusses the ideas of actuality and potentiality. Actually, he meant to be at work when he says that. Therefore, being at work, being a member of a specific species, or acting in a certain way are all aspects of...

The article includes a discussion of passages from Plato's Law and Republic, where the four most significant passages are selected, their significance is assessed, and Plato's main ideas are engaged. are some passages from The Velvet Prison by Miklos Haraszti: Along with three sentences that were taken directly from the...

Both Jacques Louise David and Eugene Delacroix's depictions of Socrates and Sardanapalus' deaths exhibit a great level of vitality and a love of color. Both the similarities and differences between the two works will be covered in this research. Comparison of the Death of Socrates by Jacques Louis David from 1787...