In Hobbes' work, "Leviathan," the reader is informed of his ideas and theories on the creation of a city-state in which its people are freed from the "state of nature." Hobbes' state closely follows the idea of the "bourgeois man," we can see evidence of this in the way he describes the roles of the citizens within his state. ... It is Hayes' belief that Hobbes offered a way to protect the Leviathan's citizens from those who relentlessly seek power, and also offered a path for citizens to develop their capabilities as they see fit. ... It seems that Hayes'...

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These Laws of Nature (Hobbes, Leviathan 103 v/s 122) allow humans to avoid living in a State of Nature (Hobbes, Leviathan 98-102) and allow them to co-exist in a collective unit to preserve peace. ... (Hobbes, Leviathan 122) Hobbes believes that there are two types of people who live in a Law of Nature (Hobbes, Leviathan 103-122), a Natural Person (Hobbes, Leviathan 125) and an Artificial Person. (Hobbes, Leviathan 125) A Natural Person (Hobbes, Leviathan 125) is one whose words are the individuals and the originator of the words, so the contract they create to escape the State of Nature (...

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Whereas Hobbes did not dealt with the question of property in detail except entrusting it to the Leviathan, Locke shows a great enthusiasm for explaining the origins of property. ... Although for Hobbes the only reason for society and contract is the search for self-preservation, for Locke this basic right is guaranteed from the very beginning with the definition of state of nature and thus the establishment of an overawing power (a Leviathan) is not motivated by the transcendental desire for self-preservation. ... Consequently, according to Locke, in sharp contrast to the Leviathan of Hobbes...

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In the Leviathan, Hobbes makes an analogy which parallels the civil state to the parts of a human body. ... The state of nature in Leviathan is derived from Hobbes' speculation as to how people (who are inherently selfish) would behave prior to the formation of any civil society. ... (Leviathan) Hobbes' notion is that human nature is made up of mechanic appetites (towards something) and aversions (fromward something), mediated by power struggles. ... (Leviathan) With the invention of the state of nature surfaces Leviathan, Hobbes' narrative, in which the main charac...

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Hobbes -- a Social Covenant Theorist Throughout the assigned portions of the Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes proves to be a "social contract" theorist, however inconsistently. Through his explanation of humanity extracting itself out of the state of Nature, by developing rules pertaining to property and co...

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English philosopher Thomas Hobbes's novel Leviathan (1651), John Locke's The Second Treasite of Government (1690), and Genevian philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality (1755) political theories and ideologies held an immense influence on the shaping of governmental systems and society in Europe and America. ... In his renowned text, Leviathan, English philosopher Thomas Hobbs introduces his theory on human nature; man's morality, politics, psychological egoism, and their correlations; as well as how they contribute to the creation of government. He intro...

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In the Leviathan, Hobbes attempts to explain the nature of power. ... (Hobbes, The Leviathan) Fortunately man is endowed with reason which in turn enables him to recognize his problem and ultimately discover a solution to said problem. ...

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The enlightenment was a European era in which scholars began to reject the ideas and beliefs of the authority and the Church, and started to think for themselves. Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean Jaques Rousseau were three enlightenment thinkers who each drafted different ideas about the state of...

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The state of nature is the reverse of society. When there is no civilization, the state of nature exists. The natural state of nature is one of the major focuses in philosophy related to politics and government. Philosophers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau examined the causes of man's misery, while Thoma...

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Hobbes - founder of modern social thought - tried to explain nature of man and society w/out recourse to assumptions of Greco-Christian tradition - born 1588 - Only certain principle of human conduct was self preservation - Descarte- humans could still know reality even if no resemblance betwee...

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Social Contract Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacque Rousseau are the thinkers of "modern solution". Unlike classics and reformation thinkers, for whom the Bible was the main important source, thinkers of modern solution followed new progressive methods and new way of thinking, which appeare...

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