POL200Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter Study Questions: Thomas Hobbes, Sea Monster, Autocracy

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Leviathan must be one of the best known titles in the english language that hardly anyone knows the meaning of. But it would be foolish to proceed with this (or any other) book without informing yourself as to the meaning of its title. If it sounds somehow hebrew and therefore biblical, that"s because it is. How about the purpose of the leviathan in the. In the biblical account, the leviathan is a demonic sea monster of envy that is one of the first monsters to punish people when they enter hell. The leviathan is incredibly well protected with scales (verses 13, 15 17), its chest is as impenetrable as it"s back (verses 15, 24). Nothing on earth is its equal a creature without fear (verse 33). ) The people give up certain natural" rights to the sovereign head(s) in contract, and in return they receive peace and protection from one-another.

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