An introduction to Philosophy
Date Submitted: 11/18/2002 22:48:22
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 7 pages (1993 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 7 pages (1993 words)
The history of political thought is the history of the attempts over the centuries to answer the question: 'Why should I obey the state?' Answers have ranged from: The pragmatic - 'Because if I don't they will cut my head off' To the theological - 'Because it is God's will' From the contractual - 'Because the state and I have a deal' To the metaphysical - 'Because the state is the actuality of the …
Is this Essay helpful? Join now to read this particular paper
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
…sophistication. He is the first of the militant philistines, the ancestor of the petit bourgeois revolutionaries. His is a violent vision expressed in apparent deductive reason. His concept of general will is mystical. The state is religious; it is I yet it is greater than me. He claimed to be one of the most ardent lovers of freedom ever, whereas in fact he was one of the most sinister and most formidable enemies of liberty.
Need a custom written paper? Let our professional writers save your time.