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An Analysis of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan

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An Analysis of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan

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An Analysis of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan book

An Analysis of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan

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An Analysis of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan book

ByJeremy Kleidosty, Ian Jackson
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2017
eBook Published 15 July 2017
Pub. Location London
Imprint Macat Library
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781912282166
Pages 102
eBook ISBN 9781912282166
Subjects Behavioral Sciences, Education, Humanities, Language & Literature, Politics & International Relations
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Kleidosty, J., & Xidias, J. (2017). An Analysis of Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan (1st ed.). Macat Library. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781912282166

ABSTRACT

Thomas Hobbes is a towering figure in the history of modern thought and political philosophy. He remains best remembered for his 1651 treatise on government, Leviathan, a work that shows at the very best the reasoning skills of a deeply original and creative thinker.

Creative thinking is all about taking a novel approach to questions and problems – showing them in a new light. When Hobbes was writing Leviathan, the standard approach to understanding (and advocating for) monarchical government was to argue, using Christian theology, that kings and queens gained their power and legitimacy from God. At a time of intense political turmoil in England – with civil war raging from 1642-51 – Hobbes took the original step of basing a political theory upon reason alone, and focusing on human nature. His closely-reasoned arguments made the book a controversial best-seller across Europe at the time of its publication, and it has remained a cornerstone of political theory ever since. Though Hobbes argued for government by an absolute monarch, many of his ideas and precepts helped form modern liberal ideas of government, influencing, among others, the American Constitution.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter intro|5 pages

Ways in to the Text

section 1|19 pages

Influences

module 1|5 pages

The Author and the Historical Context

module 2|4 pages

Academic Context

module 3|5 pages

The Problem

module 4|4 pages

The Author’s Contribution

section 2|20 pages

Ideas

module 5|5 pages

Main Ideas

module 6|5 pages

Secondary Ideas

module 7|4 pages

Achievement

module 8|5 pages

Place in the Author’s Work

section 3|20 pages

Impact

module 9|5 pages

The First Responses

module 10|5 pages

The Evolving Debate

module 11|4 pages

Impact and Influence Today

module 12|5 pages

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