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This 8 page paper compares and contrasts the ideas of Hobbes and Plato in regards to justice. These two philosophers had extremely different views on this matter as evidenced in the "Leviathan" and "The Republic". Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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and contrast Plato and Hobbes it was necessary to include sources about both philosophers. The Republic is the only source used to clarify the philosophy of Plato but other
sources have been added for the benefit of illustrating the philosophies, ideas and meanings of Hobbes.*** The roots of philosophy can be
traced to ancient Greece, and the ideas that emerged in that time and subsequently have had a very significant impact on the world. The ideas that these early philosophers
and thinkers generated have been reevaluated throughout the centuries, and have found their way into our modern society and the paradigms under which we continue to operate. For instance,
both Hobbes and Plato had very definite ideas about the nature of justice, even though in many ways their ideas differed dramatically from one another. The philosophy of Hobbes
was far more exacting and removed from the individual as opposed to Plato who contended that all justice begins with the individual. And yet, despite their differences they also
held some common ideas that provide insight into both government and the nature of man. According to Hobbes, justice was something
that was determined by human will, in that people choose whether or not to keep their promises (Hobbes, 1982). Those that keep their promises are just and those who
do not keep their promises are not just (Hobbes, 1982). This is clearly a very conventional view of the nature of justice. In other words, Hobbes contended that
each individual had a relationship with the state that was guided by a social covenant (Hobbes, 1982). This emerges from his belief that man without government is in a
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