ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: The Federalist Papers, Thomas Hobbes, Absolute Monarchy
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Rule of law in liberal systems: locke"s second treatise of government (1690, montesquieu"s spirit of the laws (1748, the federalist papers (1787-88) by madison, hamilton and jay. ** also found in work of pre-liberal thinker thomas hobbes** April 5, 1588 december 4, 1679 (england) Tutor for same family most of his life. Human beings are inclined towards disorder, rivalry, discord and chaos. Under the social contract, all individuals cede their natural rights for the sake of protection. Order and civility are the effect of subjection to the sovereign. Political liberalism: human society should be organized in accordance with certain unchangeable and inviolable rights: e. g. 17th century liberalism opposed absolute monarchies (i. e. the hobbesian sovereign: free individuals could form a stable society through self-government, this government would be accorded the power to make, execute and apply laws for the public good. Humans are guided by reason and governed by natural laws: natural law: law is a reflection of the moral order.
