PHIL10003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Aristocracy, Political Philosophy, Rationality
3 Aug 2018
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Leviathan is perhaps most famous for seeking a justi cation of political obligation through re ection on what human life would be without it. Freely choosing something or is it a choice you must make? (gun to head when robber threatens to kill you if you don"t give your money) 17: of the causes, generation, and de nition of a commonwealth. 18: of the rights of sovereigns by institution. 19: of the several kinds of commonwealth by institution and of succession to the sovereign power. 24: of the nutrition, and procreation of a commonwealth. 30: of the of ce of the sovereign representative. Key tenets of hobbes" political philosophy: hobbes" materialism, absolute dictatorship is good, state of nature and laws of nature, rights of the subjects, role of the sovereign, hobbes" materialism. Materialism: hobbes was a materialist, i. e. he believed that only material objects exist.
