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Browsing Humanities and Social Sciences by Author "Ibrahim Amawi"

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    Leviathan and The English Civil Wars
    (Al-Quds University - Deanship of Scientific Research, 2023-05-16) Ibrahim Amawi; Ibrahim Marazka
    Background: This paper discusses parts of Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, in which he develops an ideal form of governance state, his famous “Commonwealth”. Despite elements of despotism and autocratic rule, this state differs from contemporary monarchies of Europe. It also differs from an experimental republican system, which follows the English civil wars. While the ideal state envisioned by Hobbes differs largely from the realities of his age, his “state of nature” characterized by a war of all against all is often compared to the English civil war.
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    The Prince's Argumentative Credibility
    (Al-Quds University - Deanship of Scientific Research, 2023-05-16) Munira Odetallah; Ali Jallad Palestine; Justine Khalaf; Ibrahim Amawi; Hosam Jawabra; Ibrahim Marazka
    Background: Niccolò Machiavelli declares his intention in The Prince to delve into “a discussion of how things are in real life and not waste time with a discussion of an imaginary world,” and so to give a realistic account of politics and governance. He does this through the study of historical leaders, establishing a discourse on the best attributes of a successful ruler often based on their failures and accomplishments. A key attribute, for Machiavelli, is a ruler’s ability to garner respect and fear from their people, whilst avoiding any hate. Inadvertently, he seems to advocate for treading a fine line between fear and hatred.