In the modern world, one can see variations of Thomas Hobbes’ State of Nature through the open waters of the Earth’s oceans. The Somali pirates are a perfect example of this because the oceans make for the perfect situation for Hobbes’ State of Nature by allowing for a realm of no governing authority, allowing for [...]
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Hobbes’ State of Nature seen on the Open Ocean Waters
Posted in Hobbes, Section 5, tagged Foreign Policy, Hobbes, Pirates, Political Theory In the News, Somalia on December 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Niccolo Machiavelli on the War on Terror
Posted in Machiavelli, Section 8, tagged Foreign Policy, Iraq, Machiavelli, War on Terror on September 23, 2009 | 8 Comments »
(Section 008) In The Prince, Machiavelli is very clear on what the leader of a conquering nation can do in order to ensure the most profitable and stable relationship after the actual fighting is done. Things are certainly different today than they were in Machiavelli’s times, but that does not mean that he would not [...]
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