Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an influential Genevan philosopher and writer active during the 18th-century Enlightenment period. He made significant contributions to political philosophy and educational theory. Rousseau believed that human beings are inherently good but are corrupted by the evils of society. He viewed civil society as an artificial construct that limits humans’ natural freedom. In […]
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The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle is one of the most influential thinkers in Western philosophy. He lived from 384 to 322 BCE and his ideas have shaped fields ranging from logic to politics to ethics. One of Aristotle’s most notable discussions of ethics appears in the Nicomachean Ethics, where he extensively analyzes the concept of
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Aristotle, the son of Nicomachus, was one of the most acknowledged and greatest philosophers of all time. As a philosopher, writer, and polymath, he made breakthrough discoveries in various fields including physics, metaphysics, poetry, biology, zoology, ethics, politics, and rhetoric. Out of his huge and extremely abundant oeuvre, not all his works have reached us
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The power is an important element of political processes at all levels – from local to national or global. Traditionally, it has been a cornerstone of the society, and it is still a part of the human interactions. Knowing power is pivotal to getting into the intricacy of international politics. The power and the state
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John Locke, acclaimed as the progenitor of liberalism, stands as an indelible figure in the annals of political philosophy. He has shown a keen eye for the essentials and his timeless views have kept their position as the most valuable on the modern political basis. Locke’s interpretation of the core principles, such as individual rights,
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John Locke (1632-1704) was a philosopher who played a major role as one of the most prominent and influential Enlightenment philosophers. His writings on social contract theory and natural rights were the most influential ideas in modern political theory, and they changed the course of the development of liberal democracy. Locke is often labeled as
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One of the most influential philosophers in history, Plato is considered the founding figure of Western philosophy. Born in Athens around 428 BCE, Plato lived during the Peloponnesian War, which shaped many of his ideas about politics and virtue. After meeting his mentor Socrates, Plato went on to found his famous school, the Academy, where
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Plato was an immensely influential ancient Greek philosopher who lived in Athens in the 4th century BCE. He is considered the founder of the first institution of higher learning in the Western world, the Academy of Athens, where he taught Aristotle and influenced countless other philosophers and thinkers. Plato had a profound impact on philosophy, mathematics,
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