Hobbes Politics and the State of Nature

Thomas Hobbes asserted that people are ruled not by reason but by passions, especially the desire for power and the fear of death. The remedy for this natural inclination to violent, aggressive behavior is to establish a powerful state called the Leviathan that would be ruled by an absolute sovereign who would guarantee the peace and protection of each subject.

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  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created November 3, 2021 by
    Kubikiri1of587
  • Modified August 1, 2024 by
    BigDaddy_JC