Philosophy

write a 5-10 page essay explaining what each thinker we have studied (Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Leibniz and Kant) has to say about the power of human reason and the extent of its reach.  To answer this question, you might begin asking yourself:  What is reason capable of helping us know and what does it do for our lives?  What are its limitations?  What thinkers have similar views?   Which thinkers are pessimistic about its power?  Which one’s are more optimistic?  What do they say about the role of hypothesis? 

 Please cite Hobbs Leviathan  the Hackett Publishing company 1994 ISBN 978-0-87220-177-4

Asristotle Nicomachean ethics translated by martin ostwald ISBN: 0-02-389530

Plato Republic translated by GMA Grube ISBN:978-0-87220-136-1

Locke http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/pdfs/locke1689a.pdf

Leibniz http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/pdfs/leibniz1697b.pdf