PHI 2183 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Human Nature, Deductive Reasoning, Sea Monster
5 Apr 2016
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Context: english civil war (1642-1649, king charles i vs supporters of parliament/puritans, 1688-169 glorious revolution/ bloodless revolution , monarchy (re)-established by and with role for parliament, 1st dimension to this war and political battle. King seeking more and more power vs the popular opinion. King was looking for maximum political power. Emergence of for the people and by the people : 2nd dimension of the war/political battle. King = head of the church of england. King charles was not puritan: 3rd dimension of war/political battle. The middle class of those who were engaged in business are being more and more prominent. The wealthy and the king was beginning to lean on the production of the middle and working class. Hobbes uses logic + historical context: logic mode of argument, what is needed is a strong powerful government, hobbes uses a version of social contract theory (aka. There is no reason to trust anyone, you can do whatever you want.
