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A 6 page research paper that addresses specific questions pertaining to the political and moral philosophies of Aristotle, Hobbes, and Machiavelli. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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reasoning, that is, developing conclusions based on observation and experimentation. Hobbes felt that observation was too subjective to be reliable. Therefore, Hobbes looked to the deductive logic of geometric proofs
for his template for reasoning that would result in accurate knowledge. Likewise, Aristotle used deductive reasoning, which he formalized in syllogisms, that is, a three-step argument that consists of premises
and a conclusion. How are they related to Bellahs views on the relationship between social sciences and social life? It has
been the hope of social scientists that their investigations into human behavior would become capable of producing reliable knowledge, but "social science journals are full of debates about the validity
of various kinds of research" (Bellah, et al, 1996, p. 189). Like Hobbes and Aristotle, who both distrusted inductive reasoning, there are many commentators who felt that social scientists
cannot be trusted to be "impartial" and keep their work uninfluenced by "personal ambition or greed" (Bellah, et al, 1996, p. 189). In short, in regards to social science epistemology,
the debate remains open as to what, precisely, constitutes the best method for deducing accurate knowledge. 2. What are Hobbess and Aristotles respective views of human nature?
Hobbes believed that people, when left to their own governance, that is, without official laws and government, live in continual
fear and the "danger of violent death," which leads to his famous observation that the "life of man (is) solitary, poore, nasty, brutish and short" (Hobbes, 2002). Aristotle held a
much more positive view of human nature, as he viewed the ability of human beings to reason, which makes possible creativity, to be a spark of the divine within the
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