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Hobbes Approach To Political Philosophy
1,632 wordsNiccolo Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes were both great political philosophers of their times. Even though they lived in different eras, these men both produced works that would be considered highly influential on the formation of political theory and philosophy. The Prince and the Leviathan can each be viewed as representing the political views of their respective eras. These influential men laid a new foundation for modern political thought. In order to pave the way for future political theorist...
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Establishment Of Modern Day Europe
2,618 wordsDevelopment of Europe The notions of "modernity,"modernization", and "modernism" play an important role in better understanding the development of Europe. These three concepts can be applied to a range of transformations in the areas of politics, socio-economics, and culture respectively. The three concepts are connected, yet each has its own unique qualities that are useful in understanding the changes across Europe in this period. These ideas are crucial to the better comprehension of the crea...
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Ideal Of The Modern Nation State
1,476 wordsModernisation can be interpreted as growth of a nation in all areas (i.e. social, economic, political), for example, the aim is development of national forms of polity, the objects of which are to increase the social product with fair shares for all. Successful models now include Japan and the Soviet Union (Apter 1965, Preface). Although this definition is outdated, as the inclusion of the Soviet Union (no longer in existence and with serious economic and social problems persisting in Russia) an...
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Basis For Modern Political Thought
1,096 wordsThe subject given for this paper was to "assess the alienation from liberalism found in modern and contemporary political theory". To be honest, I don't see a correlation with alienating liberalism and modern political thought through the time line of political theory in the 18th and 19th century and through the 20th century. So, for this paper, I will prove the opposite. I will show, in my opinion, how the rise of liberalism has kept alive modern and contemporary political thought and action. I...
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Early Modern Europe
881 wordsIn a history class last year, I was made aware of a movement from some radical feminist groups that claimed the slaughter of innocent women in the 16th and 17th century witch trials as a parallel to the misogynistic persecution they perceive as an integral part of culture today. The use of the inquisition of witches as an analogy for the contemporary subjugation of women is a historical due to the evolution of the social dynamics that occurred between the 16th and 20th centuries. The political c...
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Interrelations Between Politicians In Modern Government
731 wordsMachiavelli The Morphing of Machiavellian Ideas In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries the common people relied on the princes of the day for protection. These princes, therefore, exercised absolute power over their state. They had a duty to protect the people and their land, and a self-preserving instinct to protect, and cultivate, their own power. However, modern democratic forms of government have taken the burden of protecting people and land off of the prince and put it on the ...
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Machiavelli's Relevance To Modern Politics
1,908 wordsMachiavelli has widely been called the "father of modern political thought". His thoughts upon deception, the nature of the state, the need for a leader to avoid hatred and his innovative method of political study were revolutionary at their time of writing and are still applicable to modern politics. Whilst it is true that his thoughts and hypothesis' about politics are widely relevant to modern politics it must be remembered that Machiavelli lived in an age vastly different to the modern socie...
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