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1 Emily Kaminski, Olivia Rogus, Charlotte Smith, & Alison Swanbeck “It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law." ~Thomas Hobbes

2   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

3   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

4   Social Contract  Anti-Democratic  Believed in monarchy  Government is necessary  Absolutism – Ideal government only complete with “essential rights of sovereignty” Beliefs in Government

5   Justified England’s actions  Supported strict English monarchy  Believed that people were born evil  Needed government to keep order Opinion

6   “’History of Political Theory’ Lecture.” American Memory. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012 http://memory.loc.gov/http://memory.loc.gov/  Hobbes, Thomas. "Thomas Hobbes Quotes - BrainyQuote." Famous Quotes at BrainyQuote. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/thomas_hobbes.html http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/thomas_hobbes.html  Lloyd, Sharon A.. "Hobbes's Moral and Political Philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/  "MacTutor History of Mathematics." Welcome to the Turnbull Server. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. http://www-groups.dcs.st- and.ac.uk/~historyhttp://www-groups.dcs.st- and.ac.uk/~history  "Thomas Hobbes." Oregon State University. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/hobbes.html http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/hobbes.html Work Cited

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