POL200Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Social Contract, Contract Theory, Political Philosophy
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Pol200 lecture 15 hobbes, leviathan chapters 1-5. Born in 1588 entered oxford university in 1602, later becoming a tutor. During his time england was in a political and religious conflict. Civil war in 1642 in england eventually abolishing the monarchy: a republic was installed. Hobbes supported the monarchy thus was exiled in france: while in exile he became tutor of charles ii. He returned to england and submitted to the republican form of government and was left alone. Hobbes upset a few people in his time he writes the leviathan because of the troubles of his time. Hobbes viewed the political reality of england with horror. Civil war is the death of the common wealth war of monarchy and republic. Hobbes tried to search for the political resolution how to maintain peace and order. Political sciences requires premises to acquire truth just like geometry in math. Hobbes tries to explain how to achieve peace through a social contract.
