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A 5 page paper that argues the fact that Aristotle's ancient view of the inherent state of human nature, a state which posits that man is born into a natural state of civilization that nurtures the cause of the common good, is a more fitting assumption of man's nature as it was intended than is the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, which posits that man is born an inherently selfish and warring creature. Discussed are reasons why Aristotle's philosophy should be viewed as a philosophy of hope for the twenty-first century while Hobbes' philosophy basically presents a philosophy of destruction. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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pondering the nature and the structure of the civilization that had sprung up and flourished in his native land of Greece. He contemplated the polis, or Greek state, and
the reasons for its existence as well as its ultimate purpose. In the eyes of this ancient philosopher, known to his fellow Grecians as Aristotle, man is by nature
a "political animal" and the cooperation that exists between man and his governing civilization is a natural state of his existence (Kilcullen http://www.humanities.mq.edu.au/ Ockham/y6704.html). He viewed the inherent human
nature of mankind as the collective and constant striving toward the attainment of divine happiness through the living of a good life reflecting that primary goal. This good life,
as well as this divine happiness, depended on an inherent state of benevolence in which all worked toward the cause of the common good. This goal could only be
attained, according to the political theory of Aristotle, through a system of civilization overseen by an all-empowered governing rule designed to oversee the collective rights and holdings of the majority
in the name of this common good (Kilcullen http://www.humanities.mq.edu.au/Ockham/y6704.html). Hundreds of years later, another great thinker walked the streets of seventeenth century London, pondering the nature and the structure of
the civilization that had sprung up, flourished for centuries, and now stood on the brink of massive change in his native land of England. He contemplated the government, traditionally
an absolute monarchy, and the reasons for its existence as well as its ultimate purpose. In the eyes of this seventeenth century philosopher, known to his fellow Englishmen as
Thomas Hobbes, man is by nature a creature born with a predestined tendency toward war and a sole self-serving purpose that revolves only around the concept of self-preservation (Monarch Notes
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