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    HOBBES: POLITICAL AUTHORITY Hobbes presents an argument for political authority that is radical for its time; it relies on individual consent as the foundation for legitimacy. But Hobbes wanted to ensure that placing the individual at the center of his theory would produce order and stability rather than disorder and chaos. How does Hobbes manage to bring his emphasis on individualism together with his desire for order or stability? Hobbes argument for political authority is indeed radical

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    Comparing and Contrasting Thomas Hobbes and John Locke Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were two of the great political theorists of their time. They both provided wonderful philosophical texts on how our government should govern us. This paper will show the largest differences and some of the similarities between Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan and John Locke’s Second Treatise on Civil Government. Although they do have some similarities‚ Hobbes and Locke have different views on most of their political arguments

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    be progressing at the same astonishing rate? Thomas Hobbes influenced the fields of his study‚ as well as the culture that he found himself in; so much so that there are still vestiges of his ideas that are seen in modern-day philosophy‚ government‚ religion‚ and science. Thomas Hobbes inevitably shaped the very way the world is seen today. HOBBES’ LIFE Early Life. According to Tom Sorrell‚ in his biography “HobbesThomas (1588- 1679)”‚ Thomas Hobbes was born April 5 1588 in Westport Wiltshire.

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    The Relevance and Significance of Leviathan in Contemporary Democracy __________________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Arts Major in Classical Philosophy _____________________________________________ By Sem. Leo Jay D.R. Salvatierra 2013 Chapter 1 Introduction Background of the study If not democracy then what? “… A believer in democracy knows that every person has within him some sort

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    THOMAS HOBBES AND HIS THEORY OF SOCIAL CONTRACT Human beings live in a world that is full of rules‚ regulations and most of the time they don’t have chance to refuse or change them. The majority of the world population lives in territories where there are official‚ organized institutions called “states”. human beings lived freely in nature without a central‚ binding power long period of time in history. Thomas Hobes who tried explain necessity of the state explain the transition from

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    views about the old society and the way of living. Aspects of government‚ religion‚ economics and education were criticized. Two political thinkers‚ Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both experienced political hardships throughout their times‚ however they both came to two totally different conclusions on how future government should be ran. Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan expressed his views of how the government should run the people they governed. Leviathan stated that the people should hand over their rights

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    Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are both undoubtedly two of the most well known and written about philosophers of all time. However‚ their theories and ideas on what society is‚ and what society should be should be differ drastically making them different as night and day. Thomas Hobbes had a rather dark view of society and the people in it‚ likely due to the political and civil unrest that he had experienced. This caused him to see humans as inherently hostile and that we are generally incapable

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    the state of nature allows political theorists to consider and theorize about what life was like before there was suitable societies‚ and governments. Two prominent theorists that address the state of nature are Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. People are inherently evil according to Hobbes‚ who alleged that individuals will look out for their own self interest before that of anyone else‚ resulting in a lawless and hostile environment. On the other end of the spectrum is John Locke. Mankind is inherently

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    Thomas Hobbes‚ a British philosopher also known as an egoist due to his belief of what he thought of humans. Hobbes has the belief‚ "that humans are selfish by nature and only come into some form of civil agreement because we fear what might happen to each other if we were free to indulge our selfish instincts." The meaning behind Hobbes State of Nature is stated‚ "If you take away that authority‚ then you take away all incentive to be good". In other words‚ Hobbes’ has the belief that we as people

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    ​Within the Leviathan‚ the author Thomas Hobbes makes distinct claims based off his view of humanity and man’s nature. By answering multiple questions along the way Hobbes depicts in his book the Leviathan that humanity needs an answer for their deceptive being. The only answer Hobbes finds to keep the peace is to instill absolute power. Thomas Hobbes’ distinct claims on Man’s Nature come in a package of five with a quickly followed definite answer that man needs a contract to adhere to. His means

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