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The paper discusses how Machiavelli and Hobbes analyze the dictates of governing institutions, religion and ethics. The paper shows how these two philosophers often agree, but differ on varying principles of practicality for humanistic governing bodies. The paper shows the complexity of rational thought that exists between Hobbes and Machiavelli and explains how the nature of ethics becomes a dynamic that divides them.

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"The manner of politics that one can see in The Prince by Machiavelli reveals much about the cruel, and often-lawless manner of governing that seeks to suppress the people being ruled by their leaders. He makes little argument for unrealistic manners of ethical guidance that might smooth over these forceful behaviors of the leading class. By these means he tells us much about how rules matter little in the quest for power and dominance over the lesser classes. In starting, Machiavelli refused to be deflected by utopian dreams or romantic hopes and by questions of right and wrong or good and bad in government. This is how Hobbes and Machiavelli compare, since they both seek realism in their quest to discover the best and most efficient way to rule."

Tags:rulership, realism, oligarchy, republic, democracy, liberty, religion, ethics

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By analyzing the "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli and "Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes, this paper examines the premise of humanistic principles in governing through the institutions of government, religion, and ethical arguments that provide a three-fold contrast and comparison of Thomas Hobbes and Niccolo Machiavelli. By understanding the complexity of rational thought that exists between these two thinkers, the paper surmises that Democratic or Republican governments are not a realistic form of government with which either philosopher would agree.

Tags:philosophy, government, English

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This paper examines the potential link between the philosophies of Hobbes, Machiavelli and the Ancient Greeks. It looks at how the form of "democracy" we ascribe to the ancient Greeks was no more a democracy than we have anywhere in the world today. It evaluates how in the eras separating Plato from Hobbes, human nature has not really changed a great detail in the hope of finding a better destiny and how man is still reaching for a form of equality especially in politics. In particular, it analyzes the political beliefs of Hobbes and Machiavelli.

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"Hobbes, for some reason, feels that there is more equality among men, both physically and intellectually. He sees "infallible rules, called Science. . .as being not a native faculty, born with us. . .I find yet a greater equality amongst men, than that of strength" (Hobbes, 1985, p. 183). It is interesting that in the middle of the Seventeenth century, Hobbes would find that there seems to be more equality in terms of reason or intellect than in strength. But, what he seems to be really getting at is that there is an equality of ability, not necessarily of fulfilling that intellectual ability."

Tags:democracy, politics, equality, plato

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In this paper, the premise of war as depicted by Rousseau's commentary on the nature of conflict after man's earlier and more primitive innocence is greatly differing than those proposed by Hobbes and Locke. Hobbes proposes that humans are naturally selfish and prone to war, which presupposes an innate inclination to violate and abuse social contracts. Locke also does not agree with Rousseau, as he believes that man has in an innate ability to liberty that reveals a more positive and hopeful understanding of the 'innocence' that Rousseau imparts in this quote on war.

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Tags:war, philosophy, hobbes

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This paper examines how Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) and Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) can be assessed as theorists influenced by direct exposure to political failure and its resulting chaos. It looks as how Machiavelli suggested that the prince was a person who knew he could not have something for nothing, whereas Hobbes was inclined to place the citizen in similar shoes, needing to adjust to a directed social order aware that without small compromises, he would lose the order so needed and wanted to achieve his ambitions. The paper concludes that in the early 21st century, there is much in international political life to remind us of Machiavelli's "The Prince" and Hobbes' "The Leviathan" in different demonstrations of both leadership and political failure and how war, anarchy, alienation and social chaos do seem the prices of poor leadership approaches and the failure to provide what is needed.

Outline:
Introduction
Machiavelli on Political Failure
Hobbes on Political Failure
Lessons of being a Bad Leader, or a Bad Subject
Concluding Remarks

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"Both Machiavelli and Hobbes had few illusions about human nature and the difficulties of governance. Machiavelli saw political failure as owing directly to the nature of the leader and whether or not he was a prince, in a person astute and evolved enough to wield power, and as Hobbes agreed in places but also expected subjects to understand that beyond a symbolic leader they needed to see their own culpability when political systems fell to pieces, that they were merely parts of the same organic social machine. Political failure meant that one party of another was not complying as necessary to make the machine function and that this should be recognized. In other words, whatever kind of leader or ruler was produced, human unwillingness to put cooperation ahead of competition and greed, or a failure to respect the law towards other anarchy would bring political failure's result in the anarchy of which human beings were also much afraid. "

Tags:leader, subject, war, social, chaos

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The paper explains that Machiavelli and Hobbes have similar views of society and on the function of government; the major difference between the two writers is that Machiavelli describes the leader as using power and fear in a more obvious way, while Hobbes's view is based on a society where control is built into a system, with this motivating people to want to obey the rules of society. The author points out that a similarity is that both writers reject the traditional ideas of religion as a means of maintaining control. The paper relates another similarity between the works, which is that they are both based on looking at the real world, not some ideal world that does not really exist.

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"Hobbes also extends this by arguing that differences in religious beliefs are actually a major threat to a stable government. Since religious beliefs cannot be forced on individuals and cannot be made to be the same, Hobbes argues that they can remain in society, but they cannot be the basis of maintaining order. To maintain order and control, Hobbes argues that there must be something that applies to everyone. Since religious or Christian ideas cannot take on this role, Hobbes concludes that government and religion need to be separated."

Tags:power, leader, rules, religion, reality

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This three-page undergraduate paper discusses Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, and The Prince and The Discourses, by Niccolo Machiavelli in terms of the relation of citizens to a sovereign, and the justification of a sovereign for their actions.

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In this paper, the theories of sovereign power in the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes has been analyzed within the context of utopian governing principles. Hobbes often provides argument through a legal policy agenda that dictated the religious and often subjective power that defines the moral and ethical actions of a monarchy. This legal power often brings forth the validation for monarchy through the policy of the Church or other religious organizations that are part of the nobility. These noble classes were often part of the way that governing was a realistic source of power, since many of the policies were enacted and created through religion to institute the power the king could wield.

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Tags:hobbes, governing, theocracy

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This paper analyzes and compares the political theories of Hobbes and Machiavelli, explaining that their views were influenced by the contexts of the times in which they lived. Although the consequences of political failure for Hobbes and Machiavelli meant the destruction of the State, the causes for each were different, as reflected in their views of man and in the actions of men within their respective forms of government.

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"Although the consequences of political failure for Hobbes and Machiavelli meant the destruction of the State, the causes for each were different, as reflected in their views of man and in the actions of men within their respective forms of government. The theories of both men were influenced by the contexts of the times in which they lived. Hobbes developed his view of politics from his experiences of the chaos of the civil war in England (1649). Born in the year of the Spanish Armada in 1588, his first twelve years were spent in the last years of the long reign of Queen Elizabeth I. She was an absolute ..."

Tags:government, views, Elizabeth, state

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The paper discusses Corporate Governance and states that McDonalds has a well-established and well thought out code. The paper explains that the code is successful due to the fact that executives of McDonald's are paid using an incentive based on a compensation scheme. The paper further states that the basis of McDonalds' entire business is that is ethical, truthful and dependable and that it has a solid, permanent and constructive ethical program. A compensation table of executive officers of 2006 is included with the paper.

Outline:
Company Profile
Corporate Governance at McDonald's
Board Composition
Executive Compensation
Proxy Results at last shareholder meeting
Conclusion

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""The executive compensation for the executive officers at McDonald's is done by the Compensation Committee which is a standing committee of the Board of Directors. Its task is to determine the compensation of all executive officers as well as the compensation of other employees as the Committee may decide. It consists of at least three members who are appointed by the Board of Directors. Furthermore they should set up a meeting schedule for each year.''

Tags:code, of, Corporate, Governance, constructive, ethical, program, compensation, scheme