BF190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Leviathan, Rationality, Orbital Inclination
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Primarily from the text: outside sources are okay but must be fully referenced and are not necessary for this project, if referencing one of my lectures/power-points include (garside, lecture, date) People on the torso and arms > conquer of over 300 people. This image is about power and humans. Hobbes wrote the leviathan in the context of the civil war in england between royalists and. This made him detest violent unrest, but he was friends with royalists. But his political learnings were decided before this war. He was talking to the young prince about human nature. Tells him why the civil wars are going on. Curious questions by this teen is why he started writing this book. Hobbes as comparison between 2 extremes during his time. He rejects the theory of the divine right of kings. Political authority and obligation are base on the individual self interests of members of society.
