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Que) Rousseau’s general will is the Leviathan with it’s head chopped off.” It is true? Give reasons for your answer.  Ans) Comparison of Rousseau with Hobbes and Locke Rousseau’s sovereign Hobbes’ headless Leviathan Introduction – From a comparative study of the ideologies of these three compromise Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, it is clear that the […]

Que) “Hobbes was an individualist thinker.” Explain.  Ans) Individualism in Hobbessian Thought While on one hand Hobbes has advocated absolute and unlimited sovereignty, on the other hand there is also a clear and strong philosophy of individualism in his ideology. Even though this may seem contradictory, in reality is completely true. The basic concept of

Que) “Machiavelli was the child of his time” discuss. Machiavelli: Infant of the Age (Representative of the Renaissance) Generally, the philosophy and policies of every philosopher and politician are influenced by the circumstances of his country, but on Machiavelli, the imprint of his contemporary political, economic, social and moral environment is most clearly marked. On

Que) why Machiavelli called first modern political thinker. Discuss.  Ans- father of modern era In political philosophy, Machiavelli is called the child of the era as well as the father of the modern era. The fact is that Machiavelli is the child of Renaissance and Renaissance is the beginning of modernity.  What is meant by