Emily Kaminski, Olivia Rogus, Charlotte Smith, & Alison Swanbeck “It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law." ~Thomas Hobbes
Born - April 5 th, 1588 Wiltshire, England Raised by wealthy uncle Tutored affluent families Studied at Oxford Published the Leviathan, The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic, Behemoth & a trilogy: De Cive De Corpore De Homine Died - December 4 th, 1679 Derbyshire, England Biography
State of Nature = State of War Humanity is downfall & savior (Law of Nature, but in general humans are bad) People cannot govern themselves Time period: English, in favor of England Philosophical Ideas
Social Contract Anti-Democratic Believed in monarchy Government is necessary Absolutism – Ideal government only complete with “essential rights of sovereignty” Beliefs in Government
Justified England’s actions Supported strict English monarchy Believed that people were born evil Needed government to keep order Opinion
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