Rousseau is often called the "Child of the Enlightenment" who became its harshest critic. While Hobbes and Locke used the Social Contract to justify government, Rousseau used it to justify…
Table of Contents Introduction & Definition The Basis of Limited Government (Trust & Consent) Key Mechanisms of Limitation The Separation of Powers (Lockean Model) The Ultimate Check: Right to Revolution1…
Locke: Theory of Natural Rights – Life, Liberty and Property Table of Contents Introduction & Definition Historical Background & Context The Core Theory: Life, Liberty, and Property The Labor Theory…
Locke: State of Nature and Social Contract Table of Contents Introduction Historical and Intellectual Context Locke’s View of Human Nature Meaning of the State of Nature Law of Nature in…
Table of Contents Introduction Background and Context of Hobbes’ Theory Meaning of Sovereignty in Hobbes’ Thought Source of Absolute Sovereignty Indivisibility of Sovereign Power Powers and Functions of the Sovereign…
Table of Contents Introduction Intellectual and Historical Background Hobbes’ View of Human Nature The State of Nature: Meaning and Features Causes of Conflict in the State of Nature Life in…
Table of Contents Introduction Background: Moral Politics before Machiavelli Machiavelli’s Break from Ethical Idealism Politics as an Autonomous Sphere Critique of Christian and Classical Morality Political Necessity and Realism The…
Introduction The relationship between ends and means forms the core of Machiavelli’s political thought and is the principal reason why his ideas have been both influential and controversial. Machiavelli challenged…
Machiavelli: Politics and Statecraft Introduction Machiavelli’s conception of politics and statecraft represents a decisive break from the traditional moral and philosophical understanding of politics that dominated ancient and medieval political…
Political Thought of Machiavelli TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Life and Times of Machiavelli Intellectual Context and Historical Background Machiavelli’s Concept of Politics Separation of Politics from Ethics and Religion Concept…