... of service in this facility that I have. This is personally satisfying to me. One could suggest that I enjoy the power base - I think in my case, it is more about the desire to please that is the motivation. We will not dig into the depths of why I find it desirable to please! Referent power comes into force in my attitude towards other ... allowing you to understand their psychological responses, and helping them to make any changes positive. 5. Having a Vision and a Mission statement, which establishes guidelines for accomplishing a specific goal and for a broad overview of an establi...

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... , the object is some good to himself" (Hobbes, 12). These desires would never be fully satisfied, because "the object of mans desire, is not to enjoy once onely but to assure forever, the way of his future desire" (Hobbes, 6). Hobbes removes mankind from a governed-society to observe their "natural condition," in which men continually seek "power ... this state, men's roughly equal "natural power," insatiably acquisitive nature for power and "glory," accompanied by limited resources, lead to competition: "if any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, th...

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... social change is known as Humanism, a muti-dynamic expression of the human being. Humanism begins as a general education program; then it developed into something much more. It grew into a strong desire and widespread need to learn and study Latin and classical antiquity, as well as basic grammar and rhetoric. Many studied the writings of their past, both arts and sciences, and ... classical history, on the other hand, should be the basis for life. In his work, My Secret, he writes of a discussion between Franciscus, a pen name for the author, and Augustinus, named after the famed 14th ...

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... only right retained by the people is the right of self-preservation, which is the original reason for establishing the Leviathan. Essentially, through social contract, the people create a political society named the "Leviathan," and willingly give the Sovereign king absolute power to rule and make laws as he pleases. Moreover, Hobbes's central argument in Leviathan holds that covenants or contracts make ... good laws until they are educated. Through the educators, the central, moral notion, the "will," would slowly become generalized over time. Essentially, Rousseau's central concern fo...

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... the reader's own knowledge and experience. It is not that the theorist was actually wrong as such, but rather that the fact that most theorists would not have a broad enough overview of society (i.e. a view based on their own, sometimes very limited, life experience) meant that what they saw as being facts would not hold true for human society everywhere. Thus the ... ...

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... is one that would exist if no common power or governing authority was present in society to execute and enforce laws that hinder societies desire to partake in deviant behaviour. When assessing Hobbes's work it must be taken into account that the majority of his work was written ... 's political theories is that Hobbes sees man's equality as a negative aspect whilst Locke's views it as a positive aspect of humankind, "if any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies," (Hobbes 1983 p.82). Thomas Hobbes argument put forth on man's "state...

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... state of war where everybody is against everybody because they cannot trust each other. Concerning human behavior, Machiavelli will suggest that human beings are driven by their ambition and desire, he states: "For when men are not necessitated to fight, they fight for ambition, which is so powerful in our minds, that lets us arrive ... fortune we can, we are never contented, but are still laboring for more; and this happens to us, because we are unable to compass; and therefore our desire being greater than our power to acquire, our minds are never at rest with what we enjoy. And this i...

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... The choices and actions of individual people do have worth, because these actions are chosen deliberately and therefore indicate the desires of men (1746). Desire is crucial to understanding the construction of Aristotle's legal ideals, because the entire purpose of the law is to turn men's desires towards desiring ... Since the law seeks to create in men a habituation of the right desires, valid conduct becomes a definition of what it means to continually desire what the state defines as good. The law applies even further as it seeks to forbid exactly what is not valid conduct; moreover...

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... by their surroundings; together with the development of language and reason. In the discourse Rousseau expresses that people's ability to constantly adapt, and desire to perfect themselves is not entirely a good thing; it can also be viewed as the beginning of peoples desolation. This quality people have ... different needs. This is because as people began living in groups, the previous natural state of pity and self- preservation are overridden, by people's desire to compare themselves to others, and their need to dominate each other in order to be happy. Whilst the savage person cared...

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... power. Machiavelli doesn't specifically describe the role of a state in an economy; however, based on his description of the state and its insatiable desire for power, the state would hold all power, whether it be political or economic. Machiavelli states, "Well-ordered states and wise princes ... and finally war; but amongst these [ants and bees] not so" (Hobbes, pg.86). Hobbes finds that men are competitive, defiant and desire to be glorified, and it is the resultant self-interested acts of men that set out the foundations upon which Hobbes' vision of the state ... fixed and circulat...

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... resides in the laws and the public conception of justice. Aristotle does not explain exactly how virtuous societies are formed, but instead implies that these societies derive from 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 ... " found in every political society. He discerns that every city if populated with the people and the great. Machiavelli says, "people desire neither to be commanded nor oppressed by the g...

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... have the excellences of the tripartite soul, are Platonically just and therefore the happiest of people. Plato's views have truth in its framework but seems to vanish behind his superficial desire for power and truth. His rebuttals in every case seemed tainted by this one fatal vice. Plato can only prove his theories when he uses his "ideal state" or "just ... government is "the biggest threat to liberty", because the government tends "to extend its power for its own preservation." John Stuart Mill believed that desire decides what we want and reason devised a way to attain it. However,...

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... Chapter XIV, paragraph 3). He also writes that war is the natural condition of humans. "The passions that incline men to peace are fear of death, desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living, and a hope by their industry to obtain them"(Chapter XIII, paragraph 14). In other words, ... be hazardous to one's health, and yet it is supposedly our natural condition. Hobbes describes his view of human nature as " a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death"(Chapter XI, paragraph 2). When analyzing why Hobbes believes that man constantly wants...

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... flourish. Each author though has a different view on which type/s of governments are best suited to maximize each individual's faculties so as to reduce corruption. It is human nature to desire to better one's station in life. All three authors agree that this human nature can lead to disastrous ends if it is not checked by reason. Hobbes believes that the ... desire for power is what causes unrest and corruption in a state. According to Hobbes's state of nature, all people are equal in power. This equality puts each individual at risk of ... losing what he has if it is desired by anot...

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... in another way. We classify harm as a violation of one's interests. So not only physical harm counts as harm. It can be statistically shown that the severity of injury from a car accident increases greatly when a person does not wear a seat belt. Because of this increase in the severity of the injury to a person, insurance companies are forced to pay off more ... . If most people don't wear seat belts then insurance rates will go up undoubtedly across the board. For this reason, seat belts must be mandatory of all people riding in a car. Insurance rates won't increase because of people n...

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... personal freedoms because a man's freedoms are derived from the ability to own your own property and work for your own benefit. He writes: "We Communists have been reproached with the desire of abolishing the right to personally acquiring property as the fruit of a man's own labour, which property is alleged to be the groundwork of all personal freedom, activity, and independence ... show these different forms you must be able to live them. That is where personal liberty plays a role. It is the ability of a person to explore anything they want, and desire, that creates these numerous wa...

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... for an eternal reward given by God. According to Cicero in the book "De Officiis", people should evade the appetite for glory, since it eradicates the liberty of spirit; the desire for glory makes people to be arrogant, deceptive and takes away the greatness of soul and nothing is more appropriate for a ruler who is appointed to achieve good purposes than ... his lord for a reward of his ministry, the ruler should look to God for a reward of his command (Aquinas Kingship extract 9). According to Aquinas blessedness is the ultimate end of desire and the perfect good. Hence, there is noth...

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... of the individual is threatened or at risk that people start to ban together and create groups and ultimately societies and governments. Locke's philosophy is that humans have the natural desire to pursue and secure life, liberty, health, and possessions, and that in agreeing to the social contract those are secured. Only when that is violated or disobeyed there will be ... because of the people, so the main focus and purpose should be the people. Overall, philosophers Locke and Rousseau both believed that in the state of nature, man eventually will desire some sort of organization, thu...

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... on whether the land had already been claimed by another. This shows how greedy, selfish, and undiplomatic they each became in order to follow their dream of freedom and their desire to have more. They rested on their illusion of manifest destiny' and the American mission of spreading freedom. In other words, Americans did as they pleased according to their vision ... what he can to obtain that which pleasures and empowers him. Paine's concept of man's due freedom is one of the triggers that caused others to act according to their desire whether their intention was of good or bad. Paine ...

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... . In stark contrast to Locke, Hobbes sees the state of nature as complete hell. Hobbes give much less credit to the nature of man than Locke and sees man's innate desire for competition as the root of this evil. Hobbes does argue that man is equal to all other men but sees this equality as negative for the state of nature ... Hobbes" theories because the formation of a state would not be needed if every man lived in peace in the state of nature. He did not see man as having a natural desire for competition but saw that greed and inequality can fuel undesirable outcomes, but is necessary ...

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... , making other states do things that are in the interest of the first state. In realpolitik, states use militaristic, economic, and diplomatic strengths to influence other actors from whom they desire something. The general idea is that population, territory, geography, natural resources, and GDP are all factors that give a state potential power to affect international politics. To most accurately measure a state ... status quo. Although we must agree that the trends and events of history have shown that power politics has kept us rather safe in consideration of anarchy, the lack of desi...

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... of every civilization and have sparked conflict and controversy on a number of occasions. The fundamental components of control have placed the human need for order and system against the human desire for freedom. However, the debate concerning power and community has been touched upon by philosophers and has not solely been the subject of politicians or monarchs. Both Niccolò Machiavelli ... bronze in the souls of farmers and craftsmen. To ensure that the rulers are not lured into the material pleasures of the appetite or that the lower class does not desire to rule, Plato states in h...

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... , human beings by nature have three sources of conflict, competition, diffidence, and glory. Different reasons to violate others: competition for the same objects, for gain, distrust of others, for safety, desire that others value them highly, for reputation - Law of nature: rule forbidding what is destructive to life or its preservation ("defend ourselves by all means that we can"). Right of ... the sovereign, who is a real unity of the person. No revolution, censorship, lawmaking, judiciary, authority to make war and peace. - Men are inclined towards peace because of fear of death, des...

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... he wanted under his ideal regime. Plato feels that personal desires of democratic man is one of passion and self interest of money and personal gain, going from one personal desire to another, such as drinking, money making, and neglecting education. Plato felt that men would change their minds on politics as often as they choose and that there was neither ... benevolence (ren) that is composed of the characters of man and two. It meant manly or handsome in early Zhou texts, but it represents the highest realization of man in desire to do good and to treat others with kindness. Plato ta...

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... this feature forcing tragic historical events to happen that could have been prevented. Machiavelli assumes this distraction as mans tragic flow. He defines a man as selfish animal ruled by insatiable desire for material gain and driven by the principle of self-interest (Machiavelli ). In other words, a man cannot be trusted and can easily be fooled and deceived by appearances. Machiavelli writes ... is adequate for whatever is best for the city and people. Who knows the effect of the Renaissance on Florence if stronger leaders made this project work? When Machiavelli realizes a desire ...

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