... about human nature and that the idea of a utopia would be unrealistic in a stateless society. Anarchists view human nature in highly optimistic terms. Humans are either seen to have a powerful inclination towards sociable, gregarious and cooperative behavior, being capable of maintaining order through collective effort alone, or to be basically self-interested but rationally enlightened. Anarchists believe that living under a stateless ... ...

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... our natural desire to associate with others. Machiavelli, on the other hand, argues that politics is not natural, that ambitious men artificially construct political societies, and that ordinary men have a inclination to withdraw from political life and seek solitude. According to Machiavelli, there are two classes of people in every state, people can be classified into two groups, that one group ... ...

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... nature, all people are equal in power. This equality puts each individual at risk of losing what he has if it is desired by another. Hobbes writes, "I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire for power after power, that ceaseth only in Death" (1-11-2). This desire for power is what causes warring factions and he later goes ... ...

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... a key concept, which Hobbes believes, leads man to achievement. Next, reason shows him how to escape. The appetite to achieve power is also a central concept, Hobbes writes, "I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire for power after power, that ceaseth only in Death."" However, against this continual appetite for power, Hobbes juxtaposes fear. Fear of each other ... ...

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... , Kant felt that the principle of one's own happiness supports morality and puts virtue and vice in the same class(p.59). Kant did however; reject the actions done from direct inclination like in the principle of self-love. Kant also said that one must be able to will a moral action apply to all humans, and he or she must be willing ... ...

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