American government is a product of numerous Enlightenment thinkers, who thrived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. These include the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes. While some of Hobbes' ideas were contrary to American governing principles, m
Thomas Hobbessaw Society as a giant machine (perpetually in motion), thus the title of his great work,The Leviathan, which is founded on Mechanics (the Motion of Bodies / Matter). In Leviathan, Hobbes argues that the natural state of man (without any civil government) is war, ... the ...
Hugely influential, Hobbes' ideas form the building blocks of nearly all Western political thought, including the right of the individual, the importance of republican government, and the idea that acts are allowed if they are not expressly forbidden. The historical importance of his political philos...
Takes up the thorny question of Hobbes' theology and its impact on his theory of government Essays focus on Hobbes' distinction between natural and revealed religion to explain interpretive difficulties that have thus far resisted solution Presents new insights into Hobbes' thinking on such topics as...
our view of human nature, the nature of individual rights and the shape of popular constitutions that exist; Hobbes has influenced to some extent what can be done to change a government by the people. BACKGROUNDS OF HOBBES AND LOCKE THOMAS HOBBES was an English political philosopher who wrote ...
Al Martinich explains Hobbes' view on how the rights of the individual are to be balanced against the need for government. Martinich,Al - 《Think》 被引量: 20发表: 2004年 Bioethics and Deliberative Democracy: Five Warnings from Hobbes Moral ObligationsPhilosophyThomas Hobbes is one of the most...
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Thomas Hobbes was a philosopher from England whose work and ideas have arguably made him the founder of modern political philosophy. His most famous work is the Leviathan, which he wrote in 1651. In it he describes his view of human nature and hence his view of government. Hobbes’ view of...
List and discuss the proper functions of government. How does the work of Thomas Hobbes fit into this discussion? Finally, discuss some of the potential problems associated with government involvement in the economy. 1. Use opportunity cost to explain the...