Philosopher of the Day:
The founding father of modern political philosophy.
Born on the day the English defeated the Spanish Armada. Fled England after the beheading of Charles I.
Scientist Optics Mathematician Geometry Translator of classics Lawyer Philosopher
People are by nature cruel, greedy, selfish… Without law man is by nature brutal… In a social contract, people give up their freedom for an organized society….
The ideal government is a strong, absolute monarch who can control the people.
“Force and fraud in war the two cardinal virtues.”
“As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in this body.”
“Curiosity is the lust of the mind.”
“Leisure is the mother of philosophy.”
“ I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.”
English Philosopher Author of Leviathan Believed man was by nature selfish Believed in Absolute Monarchy Developed theory of Social Contract