Study Guide To The Philosophy Of Thomas Hobbes And John Locke

Author : Intelligent Education
Publisher : Influence Publishers
Page : 208 pages
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Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781645422754

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Study Guide to The Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke by Intelligent Education Pdf

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. These two English philosophers are recognized for being some of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. As two of the most prominent philosophers of the seventeenth-century, Hobbes and Locke illustrated opposing and rebellious views on the ideal form of government and sovereignty, that included religion and empiricism. Moreover, these works have paved the way for modern theories such as the formulation of social contract theory and liberalism. This Bright Notes Study Guide includes notes and commentary on literary classics such as Leviathan and Treatise of Civil Government, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons these works have stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

Author : Sugwon Kang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:847787086

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The Philosophy of Locke and Hobbes by Sugwon Kang Pdf

Author : Laurie M. Johnson Bagby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441176868

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Hobbes's 'Leviathan' by Laurie M. Johnson Bagby Pdf

Reader's Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of a major philosophical text, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of often demanding material. Ideal for undergraduate students, the guides provide an essential resource for anyone who needs to get to grips with a philosophical text. Thomas Hobbes is widely considered to have been ahead of his time and his huge contribution to political philosophy has only recently been fully recognised. His most enduring work, Leviathan, is a key text in the study of political philosophy and a hugely important and exciting, yet challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Hobbes's 'Leviathan': A Reader's Guide, Laurie M. Johnson Bagby explains the philosophical background against which the book was written and the key themes inherent in the text. The book then guides the reader to a clear understanding of the text as a whole, before exploring the reception and influence of this classic philosophical work. This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of texts.

Author : Velasquez
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 0534626165

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Telecourse for the Examined Life by Velasquez Pdf

This essential resource helps students synthesize and evaluate information and gauge their progress through The Examined Life Telecourse. The guide offers stimulating and thought-provoking support activities as well as self-test questions and a glossary of terms.

Author : Laurence Houlgate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1980594279

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Understanding John Locke by Laurence Houlgate Pdf

Understanding John Locke is an introduction and guide to one of the most influential books in the history of political philosophy: John Locke's Second Treatise of Government, first published in 1689.John Locke's short book was the intellectual inspiration of two revolutions: The Whig revolt against absolute monarchy in 17th century England and almost 100 years later, the revolt of the American colonies against British rule, culminating in the founding of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, George Mason and James Madison all ranked John Locke as one of the most influential thinkers they consulted during the American revolution and the formation of the liberal constitutional state that emerged from it. In his introduction to Second Treatise, Laurence Houlgate takes the student along with him in a clear account and exploration of Locke's main theories about the nature and origin of political power, the state of nature, the state of war, the law of nature, the social contract, the origin of private property, the distinction between political, paternal and tyrannicall power, the legitimate placing of political power, the separation of legislative and executive power, and the conditions for justifiable revolution. Houlgate's book concludes with a postscript comparing the replies that Locke and his ancient Greek predecessor Plato might give to the central questions of political philosophy.Professor Houlgate's book is not a version of Cliff Notes, nor is it a lengthy scholarly monograph full of end notes and incomprehensible technical terms. It is a book for beginning philosophy and political science students who want more than an outline. It is a book for smart students who also want to understand the progression of John Locke's ideas, arguments and methodology. This is the second book in the Smart Student's Guide series, preceded by Understanding Plato: The Smart Student's Guide to the Socratic Dialogues and The Republic.

Author : Ross Harrison
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 052101719X

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Hobbes, Locke, and Confusion's Masterpiece by Ross Harrison Pdf

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Author : Graham Alan John Rogers
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0198236840

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Locke's Philosophy by Graham Alan John Rogers Pdf

This volume of essays by a distinguished international group of scholars looks both at core areas of John Locke's philosophy and political theory and at areas not usually discussed--the links between his philosophy and his religious and political thought, the effects and implications of Locke's works in the world at the time, and the manifestations of those effects in the present day. Drawing on material not available until recently, the book is the first original collection of Locke scholarship in some years.

Author : Kody W. Cooper
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780268103040

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Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law by Kody W. Cooper Pdf

Has Hobbesian moral and political theory been fundamentally misinterpreted by most of his readers? Since the criticism of John Bramhall, Hobbes has generally been regarded as advancing a moral and political theory that is antithetical to classical natural law theory. Kody W. Cooper challenges this traditional interpretation of Hobbes in Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law. Hobbes affirms two essential theses of classical natural law theory: the capacity of practical reason to grasp intelligible goods or reasons for action and the legally binding character of the practical requirements essential to the pursuit of human flourishing. Hobbes’s novel contribution lies principally in his formulation of a thin theory of the good. This book seeks to prove that Hobbes has more in common with the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition of natural law philosophy than has been recognized. According to Cooper, Hobbes affirms a realistic philosophy as well as biblical revelation as the ground of his philosophical-theological anthropology and his moral and civil science. In addition, Cooper contends that Hobbes's thought, although transformative in important ways, also has important structural continuities with the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition of practical reason, theology, social ontology, and law. What emerges from this study is a nuanced assessment of Hobbes’s place in the natural law tradition as a formulator of natural law liberalism. This book will appeal to political theorists and philosophers and be of particular interest to Hobbes scholars and natural law theorists.

Author : David Lloyd Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134866779

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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Locke on Government by David Lloyd Thomas Pdf

John Locke is one of the most important figures in the history of political thought. His Second Treatise on Government was one of the most significant political statements of its time and provides the foundations of liberal political thought. His views on the social contract, political obligation, rebellion, revolution and property remain strikingly relevant today. Locke on Government introduces and assesses: * Locke's life and the background to the Second Treatise on Government *The text and ideas of the Second Treatise *The continuing importance of Locke's work to philosophy For student's coming to Locke for the first time, Locke on Government will be an invaluable guide to his political thought.

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486122144

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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Pdf

Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role in the development of the modern world.

Author : Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Publisher : J M Dent & Sons Limited
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0525026606

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The Social Contract, and Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Pdf

After an old university friend and fellow archeologist's murdered, forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway travels to Lancashire to examine the bones he found, which reveal a shocking fact about King Arthur, and discovers a campus living in fear of a sinister right-wing group called the White Hand.

Author : W von Leyden
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1982-02-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349050604

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Hobbes and Locke by W von Leyden Pdf

Author : John Wiedhofft Gough
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Political science
ISBN : UCSC:32106017382190

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John Locke's Political Philosophy: Eight Studies by John Wiedhofft Gough Pdf

Author : John Locke
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021538777

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Political Writings by John Locke Pdf

Author : Jeffrey R. Collins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108478816

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In the Shadow of Leviathan by Jeffrey R. Collins Pdf

Revolutionises our understanding of Hobbes's influence over Locke and their roles within the history of religious freedom and liberalism.