Realism And You.

Realism and You:

Realism as a political paradigm utilizes or views/perceives the world as it is, or as it has been experienced. In contrast to idealists, who seek to provide society form of social or political organization. Realism assumes obtainment and securement of power as the primary goal of any person either in political setting or in a community cultural setting. Ultimatley, the ends justiy the means no matter how

assumes power as the central objective of human beings in society.

political-ethical principals assert that right equals might. interests upheld by the use of power.

Machevili's political as well as theatrical writings draw upon/survey histories from Roman and the curren/present sate of Italy as a primary source of how politics operates and what means and methods are necessary and effective in securing power. Whereas Hobbes advocates less coercive means, his primary political treatments can be qualified in a realist paradim through his advocation of Through his treatment of The Prince he fashions political methodology system of governance in order. As the father of realpoltik, Machevili could only fit into one school of political thought: Realism. The Prince Reads as a pragamatic and ultimately pragamatic work advocates a hardline, centralized power practice of governance. In order to achieve this goal,

Realism, as defined as the (Standford. Oxford dictionary of political philosophy) advocates, permits any means or practices be used, violent or otherwise be employed to achieve the end result of providing /fostering/securing peace, prosperity for the ruler's subjects. Therefore, violent or severe punishments for persons violating state laws could be proscribed in so far as the punishment and possible discpline of these persons was consistent with providing safety for others.

During the time which Machevilli wrote, the state known as Italy was broken up into five indvidul states. Disorganization and disorder was rampant among these individual states and thus Machiavelli penned the Prince in order to outline methods/laws with which to govern a political state.

As late as 1995, Hobbes was granted the father of indvidual rights. Upon closer examination of the works of Machiavelli, Strauss concludes that Machiavelli outlined and advocated for the securement of individual rights. Hobbes elaborated upon the methods by which a ruler, or in his works the sovereign. Here, Hobbes and Machevili share a similar conception of the necessity for a strong, omnipotent power and its role. However, Hobbes's need for a omnipotent soverign comes from/is is a result of Hobbes. Whereas Machevili views/understands the need for a soverign due to perople's relative ignorance, Hobbes understands the need for a soverign as necessary to protect people from themselves. Whereas Machveili's subjects are simply ruled by their prince, Hobbe's subject must consent to being ruled by their soverign. Consent to be ruled by the sovereign is necessary if the subjects are to truly trust the sovereigns ability in providing seurement of their individual rights.

Obligation for Whom?

Contradiction Among Hobbes Contractualism v. Locke's Opaque Definition of Property Rights

Power, Property Right, Contract to Consent

Locke and Hobbes provided the basic, essential tenants utilized, necessary for the creation for the political ethos in the new States of America. While accepting different opinions on the matter of state of nature, a political state, consent, and the means by which each sentiment is experienced through society Without these elements, little if not all of the works of the Founding Fatthers most/possibly could hve been in the foundation of .

Whereas the covenants understand and

Hobbes did not believe in humans ability to submit to obligation to own that a human is able to (own) to submit to this notion in that the notion is foreign, non-existent in civil society. Conversly, Locke

State of Nature: Hobbes understanding of the state of nature takes a dim view to what humans understand to be moral, ethical and economical practices. In order to secure their natural rights, Hobbes contends that humans must enter into a social contract their consent to be ruled by the soverign is required for the production of the commonwealth to be created effecelty. A Commonwealth is necessary to ensure the rights of the people. However, the ability of the soverign to effecitvey mitigate problems, confounding results of humans living in a state where their ability to pursue their desire unencumbered through the abuse of any other persons belief in society. In order to mitage violations of this contract, certain laws are instiuted in order to mediate the problems between those that injure among those that injure and those whom are injured. Hobbes also employs a system whereby the commonwealth is divided amongst several branches of goverance. In order to provide for the basis of the form of the

Land serves as a resource for individuals to create their owns goods and to be in control of their own form of industry.

Locke's treatment of property as resource for unlimited and unbridled capitalism is made through possible in securing property rights for the already wealthy with attention to the possibility of cultivating land in the Americas. To secure the rights of the individuals Locke includes in securement of property rights located in the description of the Legislative Power. Locke legitimizes the protection of private property by the government as any another law or convemtion would be in violation of the rights of the granted by one's entrance and compliance existence withina commonwealth as a right o protection owed by the government in exchange, or as a requiste of a person's consent to be goverened by the ruling power. Government has direct consent over the land

Where the government does have power in regards to the regulation of property is the power, faculty to make law in order to regulate only in the form of exchange as it exists between subjects. On the matter of levying taxes, Locke asserts that a person's property may not be taxed without his consent.

Role of Power: The construction of a form of government consented by the people

Denies the creation of absolute monarchy is not only in contradiction to the best interests of those who enter into a consenting government, but it is incosisent with the essence of civil society. Purchases permission

PROPERTY