PHL265H1 Lecture Notes - English Civil War, Political Machine, Natural Philosophy
Document Summary
17th and 18th century are when the authority structure was starting to be put in question. As a result of self or individual reflection which lead to ideas of freedom of self and life. Settings: not state involved: private property, state of nature vs a society governed by laws. Written in english thus may have discredited the content initially. Hobbes assumed knowledge of the bible by the reader. We do well to be wary of hobbes because he knows us too well . Published in 1651 in english during the civil war. Parliament challenged the power of the king. Parliament raised an army of its own to challenge that of the king. The english civil war was about 2 separate issues: power of kings vs the power of parliament. Taxes and monetary conflict also: king charles the 1dst was a believer of the anglican church and thus is was a bias of religion and infringement on citizens rights to religion.
