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Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - The First And Second Laws Of Nature - Sadler's Lectures
Sadler's Lectures
English - March 25, 2021 17:16 - 16 minutes - 23.8 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 of the first two laws of nature in chapter 14. Natural laws are general rules worked out by reason, forbidding human beings from doing things destructive to their lives and commanding them to do what will preserve their lives
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