PHL265H1 Lecture : Introduction to Hobbes

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28 Oct 2011
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Leviathan is a character in the book of joe in the hebrew/jewish bible. Hobbes assumes a general knowledge/intellect of his readership which will understand these basic references of his. In the book of joe, leviathan is a sea creature; he of whom no covenant can be made . He is a creature with whom you cannot fight, cannot win, to whom the expressions lose your taste for battle and resistance is futile apply. Hobbes aims to give us an understanding of state as well to justify law/rule by referencing leviathan. This implies that there needs to be an irresistible ruler in order to understand the state and justify rule/law. In hobbes view, this ruler is not to be questioned. Like the method euclid used, hobbes argues from premises that are hard to resist (and sometimes simple) to reach conclusions that are hard to accept. What we want to do is figure out what exactly this argument is.

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