Essays about: "Hobbes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word Hobbes.

  1. 1. The Social Contract of Live Streaming : A Case Study of Four Streams on Twitch.tv

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Desislava Atanasova; Oliver Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Gaming culture; Immersive data collection; Live-streaming; Netnography; Online chat rooms; Social Contract Theory; Twitch.tv; Fördjupande datainsamling; Kontraktualism; Live-streaming; Netnografi; Online chattrum; Tv-spels kultur; Twitch.tv;

    Abstract : This thesis asks how unique and different communities are formed and facilitated on the live-streaming platform Twitch.tv. Twitch was chosen for its relevance to gaming culture as well as its higher number of users comparatively to its contemporaries. READ MORE

  3. 2. Imperial Dignity to Princely Autonomy: a historical-philosophical study on the evolution and meaning of sovereignty in the Holy Roman Empire

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Robin Reimers; [2021]
    Keywords : Sovereignty; political philosophy; Holy Roman Empire; Golden Bull; Westphalia; political theory; European Studies; History and Archaeology; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis conducts a study in conceptual history into the meaning of sovereignty within the Holy Roman Empire, a European political institution of states that lasted from 962 to 1806 AD. Three classical theorists in sovereignty, namely Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes, and Samuel von Pufendorf comprehend the main philosophical corps of the thesis, which will be operationalised by studying three constitutional documents from the Holy Roman Empire: the Golden Bull, the Treaty of Osnabrück, and the Treaty of Münster. READ MORE

  4. 3. Thomas Hobbes' ideology and today's populist parties on the right

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Laura Conciatori; [2021]
    Keywords : State of war; natural status; Thomas Hobbes; Leviathan; populist parties; Sweden Democrats; Vox; Jobbik.;

    Abstract : Abstract: The purpose of this essay is to analyze how populist parties argue for state authority in a way that resembles Thomas Hobbes’s arguments in Leviathan. Moreover, the essay analyzes the characteristics of human nature studied by Thomas Hobbes connecting it to the importance of the National State. READ MORE

  5. 4. In Search of a Posture of Peace : Nuclear deterrence and the possibility of a Non-Offensive Defence with examples of India, Pakistan and Kazakhstan

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Tijmen Hoekstra; [2021]
    Keywords : Non-Offensive Defence; Nuclear Deterrence; Nuclear Posture; Posture of War; Posture of Peace;

    Abstract : This thesis takes the initial steps to find what it calls a ‘posture of peace’, a counterpart to what Hobbes refers to as a posture of war (Hobbes 1651/2004: 79)1. A posture of war representsdefensive initiatives that can be interpreted by others as a certain preparation for conflict, and its base definition is used as a template to formulate an initial version of a posture of peace2. READ MORE

  6. 5. THE RESURGENCE OF RUSSIA - A case study examining the reasons for the Kremlin to intervene in Syria and its new modus operandi -

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Julian Alexis Kasapov; [2020-10-06]
    Keywords : Russia; U.S.; Afghan Syndrome; Pax Americana; Realism; Liberalism; Multilateralism; Perpetual Peace; Kant; Hobbes;

    Abstract : This study focuses on how Russia, in modern days, through historical and current relations with Syria, is reasserting itself as a global political force to be reckoned with. The research methodology chosen is a comparative case study that uses qualitative research methods to develop the case based on existing data. READ MORE