Hobbes’ State of Nature seen on the Open Ocean Waters

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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What Conditions Make a Person Part of a Commonwealth?

Ever since I was born in the United States of America I have had to abide by the laws the nation has set forth in front of me. However, since I was born within the country and am a natural citizen, I never directly made a contract with the nation expressing that I wanted to [...]

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Hobbes on Healthcare: Are We A Commonwealth?

***  Sorry about the length and/or lack of quotes on Hobbes.  I am home for break and I didn’t bring my book, and this was not meant to be a long entry, but instead something short about the debate.  Then I started flowing and  it turned into something much more.  It contains a bunch of [...]

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What to think of Hobbes’ statements on human nature?

A political theorist must have some knowledge of human nature, as that is at the core of what drives politics. How much legitimate psychological background must one have in order to create political theories? There must be some discernment between scientifically proven facts and amateur observations in order to judge the validity of theories based [...]

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What Hobbes and Machiavelli might think about new broadcasting law in Argentina

The New York Times published an article today that I think resonates with both Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and Hobbes’ “Leviathan.”  The article explains a bill regarding the media that was just passed in Argentina.  Under the new law, broadcasting power will no longer be controlled by a small number of companies, which proponents of the [...]

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