Traditionally, Hobbes is seen as a defender of absolute monarchy, a government system where the power is held  in the hands of one man, the Monarch. ... For him, the only way to erect such a common power, and the injuries of one another, is to confer all their power and strength up on one man'. ... The definition of absolute monarchy, is a kind of regime, where the monarch has all the power and where people cannot disobey. ... Additionally, Hobbes stated that people could easily be against what the monarch decided. ... Once involved in this vicious circle of revolutions, the mo...

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Hume finally achieved some recognition with the popularity of The Essays, Moral and Political. In The Essays Hume addressed problems that arose in ethics and the concept of political economics. ... Rapin portrayed James as "a belligerent, plotting prince bent on establishing despotic power."" Hume saw James as merely following the precedent of power, which English kings had enjoyed for the past 300 years. ... Rapin maintains that such behavior is entirely new for the monarch. ...

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With the passing of time, political views on the philosophy of government gradually changed. ... His political views were influenced by the war. Hobbes perceived that by bringing back the monarch, there would be an end to the civil war. ... Even though the power of the sovereign is accumulated from the people, the sovereign has absolute power. Locke argued that agreement to absolute political power is irrational. ...

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