Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Rationality, English Civil War, Thomas Hobbes

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We need a state to engage in thought experiment. Hypothetical condition of human beings without the state and political power. Most famous work leviathan 1651: terrible monster that provides order, also wrote behemoth, chaos can only be controlled by a central government. Fear: hobbes was born because his mother was afraid, fear and i were born twins , every human being has a reason o fear others. War: hobbes left england to paris in fear of the english civil war, war is a condition in which authority diminishes. Peace: key idea, fundamental law of nature: seek peace. Worst scenario possible: no state protection: powerful state is needed to avoid disastrous interpersonal conflict, main premises: human nature. Introspection: think about what you know about yourself, understand your motivations. Materialism: the heart is just a spring, our joints are wheels , we are simply matter and motion; complex machines, to be alive is to be constantly in motion.

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