Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - Commwealth, Covenant, And Subject
Sadler's Lectures
English - March 28, 2021 16:23 - 17 minutes - 25 MB - ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsEducation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This lecture discusses key ideas from the modern philosopher Thomas Hobbes' work Leviathan
It focuses specifically on his discussion in chapter 17 of the work, outlining how the political community Hobbes calls a "commonwealth" comes into existence, and how those contracting or covenanting with each other create an absolute authority in the sovereign.
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