How are Machiavelli and Hobbes different?

Firstly, Hobbes was a scholar, whose aim was to put politics onto a scientific footing; he therefore employed a strict logical approach to his work. In contrast, Machiavelli was a man of action; he worked, primarily, as a civil servant of the Florentine Republic.

Did Hobbes read Machiavelli?

Indeed, Professor Saxonhouse said, the essays reveal how profoundly Hobbes (1588-1679) was influenced by Machiavelli (1469-1527). “But this collection of writings by Hobbes, which clearly shows where he got his ideas, reveals that it was Machiavelli who set the agenda for modern political thought.

Is Hobbes a realist?

Abstract Thomas Hobbes has recently been cast as one of the forefathers of political realism. This article evaluates his place in the realist tradition by focusing on three key themes: the priority of legitimacy over justice, the relation between ethics and politics, and the place of imagination in politics.

What is deliberation Hobbes?

In Hobbes, “deliberation” is purely determined and instrumental, merely a set of calculative operations governed by appetite and aversion, by the deepest, strongest most self-interested passions. Once the deliberation is over, freedom of movement is over; one is de-liberated.

Is Machiavelli an empiricist?

Machiavelli, above all else, was a humanistic empiricist who, instead of making unwarranted assumptions about human behavior, applied the empirical method combined with a humanistic vision in order to analyze people and their actions on their own terms.

What is Machiavelli’s opinion of human nature?

According to Machiavelli human nature is completely selfish and full of ego and that they always think about their own self interest like the masses desire safety and security and the ruler wants power, and that they are very selfish to gain and conquer their motives.

Do you agree with Hobbes views on anarchy?

Hobbes’ work on anarchy has been hailed as the very foundation of modern realist theory in international relations. Under anarchy, even a group of inherently ethical people would soon devolve into a gang of brutes.

Who opposed Hobbes views?

But he disagreed with Hobbes on two major points. First, Locke argued that natural rights such as life, liberty, and property existed in the state of nature and could never be taken away or even voluntarily given up by individuals. These rights were “inalienable” (impossible to surrender).

What does Hobbes identify as the decaying sense?

Our imagination is just a decaying sensation, as when I see a table and the sensation of it lingers in my mind. The thoughts in our understanding result from words triggering our imagination, such as when the word “table” produces a type of sensation of the table in my mind.

Will is the last appetite in deliberation?

In deliberation, the last appetite, or aversion, immediately adhering to the action, or to the omission thereof, is that we call the will; the act, not the faculty, of willing. And beasts that have deliberation, must necessarily also have will.

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