Two Authors/Four Distinct Interpretations To find out how is it possible to have different interpretations of Rousseau's and Hobbes' statements, it will be useful to give several arguments that can lead us to better define these statements. ... He said also that the sovereign is supposed to behave as a 'spiritual father' and be strict in the way he governs. ... The second interpretation that we could find out, is basically inside the Levianthan. ... Furthermore, when Hobbes talks about the designation of a sovereign, we can also give an other interpretation. ... However...

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They are the result of a combination of "two separately undertaken efforts of historical interpretation" begun in the mid-twentieth century(vii). ... The result of these two separate interpretations was a brief statement of explanation dealing with the ideological, based on the study of Revolutionary writings and their antecedents, and the political, defined as the history of the ways men have used the institutions of government and the struggles for authority. ...

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