Thomas Hobbes Flashcards
1
Q
what historical events did Hobbes live through
A
English Civil War (1642-1651)
Reformation
Enlightenment
2
Q
what is Hobbes famous work
A
Leviathan (1651)
3
Q
when was Leviathan published
A
1651
4
Q
what was Hobbes’ quote about the state of nature
A
‘nasty, brutish, and short’
5
Q
what did Hobbes think about the state
A
he believed that humans where not wholly irrational and therefore would render to a ‘sovereign’ as it was better than the state of nature
6
Q
did Hobbes think the society or state came first
A
he thought the state influenced the society
7
Q
who did Hobbes think needed to rule
A
a single autocratic figure e.g. a monarch
8
Q
what did Hobbes think would happen if power were to be dispersed
A
the conflicts within the state of nature would soon be replicated
