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The Concept of Fear
(Al-Quds University - Deanship of Scientific Research, 2023-05-16) Justine Khalaf; Ibrahim Marazka
Background: A Palestinian student fulfilling a course assignment (final essay) about a text called “The Leviathan” Objectives: To explain the concept of fear in the text of Thomas Hobbes (The Leviathan) and how this topic was explored within two other authors’ works. Methods:Close textual analysis of the main text and then research about two other texts. Results: The two other authors strongly disagreed with Hobbes’ ideas and rejected his claims.
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.