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Thomas Hobbes1588 – 1679
Emily Kaminski, Olivia Rogus, Charlotte Smith, & Alison Swanbeck
“It is not wisdom but Authority that
makes a law." ~Thomas Hobbes
Born - April 5th, 1588 Wiltshire, England Raised by wealthy uncle Tutored affluent families Studied at Oxford Published the Leviathan, The Elements of Law,
Natural and Politic, Behemoth & a trilogy: De Cive De Corpore De Homine
Died - December 4th, 1679 Derbyshire, England
Biography
State of Nature = State of War Humanity is downfall & savior
(Law of Nature, but in generalhumans are bad)
People cannot govern themselves Time period: English, in favor of England
Philosophical Ideas
Social Contract Anti-Democratic Believed in monarchy Government is
necessary Absolutism – Ideal
government only complete with “essential rights of sovereignty”
Beliefs in Government
Justified England’s
actions Supported strict
English monarchy Believed that people
were born evil Needed government to
keep order
Opinion
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"MacTutor History of Mathematics." Welcome to the Turnbull Server . N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history
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