PHL265H1 : PHL265 Lecture Notes.docx
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Middle ages - ruler and ruled; king over kingdom, master over slave; naturally inferior by nature. Revulsion of this idea was new in the 17th century; there are no natural rulers thus. Power of one man over another must be explained else it is morally artificial. Political power must be given by those being ruled by an agreement or social contract. Locke you cannot agree to give something away that is not truly yours i. e. selling yourself as a slave. Leviathan is a character in the book of job, hebrew bible. In the book he is a sea monster god wrestled prior to creation. The leviathan is he with whom no covenant can be made; cannot bargain with this monster. Fight with him once, and lose your taste for battle. King of the prowl explaining allowance for an irresistible ruler as the only chance for the survival of all men. It is not up to man to question the ruler.
