Kajsa Hallberg Adu Spring 2012 Social Theory, L7 Kajsa Hallberg Adu Spring 2012 Meeting twice a week for lectures and on Friday’s for discussion For you who do not know me…

Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu Pictoral representation Biblical – Job’s book Sea monster Crocodile like dragon with fire coming out of its mouth Strange model? Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu Metaphor Huge man made up by 1000’s of smaller people Towers over a well ordered city Church is small next to this giant Sward on one hand sceptre in other MORTAL God (made up by mortals) Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu Leviathan Of Man Of Commonwealth Of a Christian Commonwealth Of the Kingdom of Darknesse The first two are more read, the excerpts come from them and deal with nature of law and sovereignty Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu Thomas Hobbes *1588 Born in Wiltshire 1647 Moves to France 1649 King of England executed 1651 Publishes Leviathan 1679 Dies in Derbyshire Lived after Machiavelli (1527), but before Rousseau Enlightebnment era Great turmoil in europe 30 year war Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

Hobbes Laws of nature: “Seek peace whenever possible” State of nature: “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” Rational men social contract, p 50 Security is not for free No balance between rights and obligations Freedom and security Conflict selfpreservation and quest for power…only be solved with our minds With its help get into the minds of others Rationally aim to sign a social contract trading freedom for security Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu The Social Contract State of nature Commonwealth Sovereign Consent and Obligation Hobbes saw the state of nature as a war all against all, hence the rational thing to do was to enter into a social contract of coming together in a commonwealth. Rousseau later used these ideas to develop his social contract theory Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu Absolute Sovereign Absolute power Censorship Limit – death, hurting yourself etc. If power is not absloute, there will be a possibility of dangerous competition arising ; war of all against all Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

1. What are Hobbes key concepts? 2. What critiques can you think of against Leviathan? Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

What are Hobbes key concepts? The State of Nature Laws of nature The social contract The sovereign Social contract State of nature Law of nature Commonwealth Monarchy Tyranny Natural force Separation Church and State ; taking power away from plurality of organizations (or in realirty, the Church of England) Absolute power Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu Idealism/Realism Knowledge Human nature State of Nature Government solution Societal problems? Scientific-empiric Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu

Haiti – Hobbes’ state of nature? A 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck Haiti on Tuesday January 12, 2010. The earthquakes epicentre was about 15km south-west of the capital Port-au-Prince, and there were two strong aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude. Aid efforts are underway, but many remain missing, injured, and without homes. Haiti was already the poorest country in the western hemisphere. The Red Cross estimated that up to 3 million people have been affected. 150 000 people might have been killed. 4500 inmates escaped when prisons collapsed. 29th of Jan A looter leaves a store http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/02/haiti_three_weeks_later.html Social Theory, Spring 2012. Kajsa Hallberg Adu