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This 7 page paper provides an overview of major works of philosophy and their application for modern political thought. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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Machiavelli (The Prince), Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan) and Leo Strauss (Natural Right and History). Each of these philosophers brings to the table theories and principles regarding mans nature in the
political world, the nature of leadership and the factors that influence the creation of democracy, the instilling of a dictatorship and even the choice to go to war. Learning
the lessons of these philosophers not only provides a basis for understanding modern political theory, but shows the cyclical nature of political developments and the problems of not retaining past
perspective in the present day. Plato and Machiavelli Classical thinkers like Plato and Machiavelli, as well as theorists like Hobbes and Strauss, provide interesting donations to an understanding of
political processes. Plato, in his The Republic, relates the nature of man in the polis and describes his Myth of Metals. In this story, Plato relates the belief
that each man must work within the divisions of their culture, and that no man can move past their birth right. Platos authorship sets the stage for the development
of class hierarchies, and has also demonstrated how divisions within a society can be maintained for centuries. Plato offers a variety
of these seemingly paradoxical perspectives on the nature of society and the role of the individual in society. Plato appears to suggest fundamental importance of the individual through his
depiction of Socrates, but challenges the importance of the individual by creating a view of society as the primary construct of mankind and the central element towards which all individuals
are driven. The concepts of education, wealth, and the support for Socrates "noble lie" provide a means of recognizing this paradox and understanding its importance in defining mans happiness
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