ELISE FELBER, COLLEEN MALLON, JULIA PURDY, OLIVIA SPATHAKIS Thomas Hobbes.

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ELISE FELBER, COLLEEN MALLON, JULIA PURDY, OLIVIA SPATHAKIS Thomas Hobbes

Early Life Born: April 5, 1588, Wiltshire, England Upbringing  Raised by wealthy uncle  Full education  Attended Magdalen Hall in the University of Oxford

Professional Life Employed by the wealthy and aristocratic Cavendish Family  Traveling companion, political advisor, tutor, scientific collaborator  Networked him into the intellectual society of England

Major Works De Cive (1642): Previews his argument in Leviathan Leviathan (1651): Promoted strong government authority; civil war identified with state of nature

Philosophical Ideas

Beliefs People incapable of self-government in state of nature Humankind basically bad Supported thoughts with practicality and mathematics Power creates law “State of nature”- people at constant war

Beliefs in Government

People should be governed by strict leader Corrupt leader should be overthrown and replaced

His idea of perfect government was not desirable to many people Colonies contradicted his beliefs