POL200Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Bourgeoisie, Rationality, Nationstates
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Frontispiece + introductory epistle, natural & civil science. It was written in english (instead of latin) because hobbes thought it had political usefulness. His choice of writing in english, a commoner"s language, foreshadows hobbes" reasoning for why the people should obey the state. The name is that of a sea monster from the book of joe. This monster could breathe fire, but was most importantly the king of all children of pride". In the frontispiece, the leviathan in question looms over the city and its surrounding lands, with. The leviathan"s scaly appearance is because of how it is made up of people. The symbolism of the leviathan itself represents an unlimited authority"s ability to bring order to. This authority is particularly concerned with military and religious matters. The people who make up the leviathan"s scales are essentially the people who agreed in the pact which enabled the leviathan to manifest in the first place.
