Thomas Hobbes thought that people should not be trusted to make their own decisions. In his book Leviathan he wrote that people are driven of a restless desire for power. His political philosophy is based on his idea that all humans are selfish. He also believed that all human beings are equal. He felt his country needs an authority figure to provide direction and leadership, he believed that an absolute monarchy is the best way to govern, he though democracy would never work. In 1651 he wrote his most famous work,Leviathan. He looked at every moving object and humans as some sort of machine. Thomas Hobbes was born in England. He is famous because he wrote many books and is a philosopher. “Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation.”
Thomas thought that the nature of man is three principals that causes quarrel. First is competition, secondly is difference, and thirdly is glory. According to him he thought that people are born evil. That’s why he thought the best way to govern absolute power because people are only save if a powerful absolute government rules. Also the government would control peoples lives so then there would be no chaos or disorder. This government won’t work because it would control lives so that would mean there would be no opportunities to explore or to expand and their competition among the people. There would be no justice in the society and they would work under the pressure of a force. An example of Hobbes based society is USSR, Karl Marx created a society based on the Hobbes idea.
Leviathan was he’s most famous work, it was published in 1651.
Human Nature
Thomas thought that the nature of man is three principals that causes quarrel. First is competition, second is differenciate, and the last one is glory.
Best form of government
Thomas Hobbes thought that people should not be trusted to make their own decisions. In his book Leviathan he wrote that people are driven of a restless desire for power. His political philosophy is based on his idea that all humans are selfish. He felt his country needs an authority figure to provide direction and leadership, he believed that an absolute monarchy is the best way to govern, he though democracy would never work.
View on Human Rights
Thomas Hobbes believed that people don’t have absolute rights. Their rights can be given or taken away; also they can be changed by the society to suit their needs. He believed that women and men are equal also it is to be assumed that a monarch would want first his sons, or if they were not there, his daughters to rule.
Religion
Some people wonder if Thomas even believed that there is a God. Hobbe's views on religion were from atheism to orthodox Christianity. Many people called him atheist, he lists the views that the universe is body, and that God is part of the world therefore body.
Perfect society
Where everyone is told what to do and there is a ruler with absolute power telling everyone what to do. Also everyone doesn’t have absolute rights some might have them taken away from them, or given. Everyone would be quiet, working. People won’t be doing anything that they want to do. Or wear what they want to because the ruler would pick that.
Critique today’s world
Thomas Hobbes would start to critique our government that almost no countries have absolute power that most countries are democratic. Which he thought would never work. Also that most people have a lot of erights and before he said that people should earn their rights.
Facts
-1610 On his first trip to the continent discovers the influence of scholasticism is waning and resolves to return to England to pursue learning based on the classics. Has several meetings with Francis Bacon.
-1628 Publication of his English translation of Thucydides through which he intended to show the English the dangers of democracy.
-1629 William Cavendish dies and Hobbes becomes tutor for the son of Sir Gervase Clinton. Travels to the continent with Clinton's son and discovers a passion for geometry and ponders how to use the geometrical method to demonstrate his social and political principles.
-1634- Once more employed by the Devonshires, he takes his third 1637 journey to the continent where he enters the intellectual circle of the Abbe Mersenne, patron of both Descartes and Gassendi, and became good friends with Gassendi.
-1636 Travels to Italy where he meets with Galileo. With the influence of Galileo, Hobbes develops his social philosophy on principles of geometry and natural science.
-1637 Returns to England where the king and parliament are in a heated struggle.
-1640 Circulates his manuscript Elements of Law, which demonstrated the need for absolute sovereignty, to members of parliament. King dissolves parliament in May. November, the Long Parliament impeaches Thomas Wentworth and Hobbes flees to Paris where he is welcomed once more into the circle of Mersenne.
"Words are wise men's counters... But they are the money of fools"
Can men be trusted why or why not?
Thomas Hobbes believed that human beings can't be trusted. In his book Leviathan he explained that people are driven of a restless desire for power, also that all humans are selfish. And According to him he thought that people are born evil.
Sources:
-"Butler's Art History Blog." Butler's Art History Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. <http://butlersarthistoryblog.blogspot
-"Leviathan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan
-"The Politics of Human Nature: Thomas Hobbes : The Primate Diaries." ScienceBlogs. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. <http://scienceblogs.com/primatediaries
-words, express, and viva voce. "Leviathan (book) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(book)>.
"Thomas Hobbes Quotes - BrainyQuote." Famous Quotes at BrainyQuote. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Sept. 2011. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes
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Thomas Hobbes
“Knowledge is power”- Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes thought that people should not be trusted to make their own decisions. In his book Leviathan he wrote that people are driven of a restless desire for power. His political philosophy is based on his idea that all humans are selfish. He also believed that all human beings are equal. He felt his country needs an authority figure to provide direction and leadership, he believed that an absolute monarchy is the best way to govern, he though democracy would never work. In 1651 he wrote his most famous work,Leviathan. He looked at every moving object and humans as some sort of machine. Thomas Hobbes was born in England. He is famous because he wrote many books and is a philosopher.
“Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation.”
Thomas thought that the nature of man is three principals that causes quarrel. First is competition, secondly is difference, and thirdly is glory. According to him he thought that people are born evil. That’s why he thought the best way to govern absolute power because people are only save if a powerful absolute government rules. Also the government would control peoples lives so then there would be no chaos or disorder. This government won’t work because it would control lives so that would mean there would be no opportunities to explore or to expand and their competition among the people. There would be no justice in the society and they would work under the pressure of a force. An example of Hobbes based society is USSR, Karl Marx created a society based on the Hobbes idea.
Leviathan was he’s most famous work, it was published in 1651.
Human Nature
Thomas thought that the nature of man is three principals that causes quarrel. First is competition, second is differenciate, and the last one is glory.
Best form of government
Thomas Hobbes thought that people should not be trusted to make their own decisions. In his book Leviathan he wrote that people are driven of a restless desire for power. His political philosophy is based on his idea that all humans are selfish.
He felt his country needs an authority figure to provide direction and leadership, he believed that an absolute monarchy is the best way to govern, he though democracy would never work.
View on Human Rights
Thomas Hobbes believed that people don’t have absolute rights. Their rights can be given or taken away; also they can be changed by the society to suit their needs. He believed that women and men are equal also it is to be assumed that a monarch would want first his sons, or if they were not there, his daughters to rule.
Religion
Some people wonder if Thomas even believed that there is a God. Hobbe's views on religion were from atheism to orthodox Christianity. Many people called him atheist, he lists the views that the universe is body, and that God is part of the world therefore body.
Perfect society
Where everyone is told what to do and there is a ruler with absolute power telling everyone what to do. Also everyone doesn’t have absolute rights some might have them taken away from them, or given. Everyone would be quiet, working. People won’t be doing anything that they want to do. Or wear what they want to because the ruler would pick that.
Critique today’s world
Thomas Hobbes would start to critique our government that almost no countries have absolute power that most countries are democratic. Which he thought would never work. Also that most people have a lot of erights and before he said that people should earn their rights.
Facts
-1610 On his first trip to the continent discovers the influence of scholasticism is waning and resolves to return to England to pursue learning based on the classics. Has several meetings with Francis Bacon.
-1628 Publication of his English translation of Thucydides through which he intended to show the English the dangers of democracy.
-1629 William Cavendish dies and Hobbes becomes tutor for the son of Sir Gervase Clinton. Travels to the continent with Clinton's son and discovers a passion for geometry and ponders how to use the geometrical method to demonstrate his social and political principles.
-1634- Once more employed by the Devonshires, he takes his third 1637 journey to the continent where he enters the intellectual circle of the Abbe Mersenne, patron of both Descartes and Gassendi, and became good friends with Gassendi.
-1636 Travels to Italy where he meets with Galileo. With the influence of Galileo, Hobbes develops his social philosophy on principles of geometry and natural science.
-1637 Returns to England where the king and parliament are in a heated struggle.
-1640 Circulates his manuscript Elements of Law, which demonstrated the need for absolute sovereignty, to members of parliament. King dissolves parliament in May. November, the Long Parliament impeaches Thomas Wentworth and Hobbes flees to Paris where he is welcomed once more into the circle of Mersenne.
"Words are wise men's counters... But they are the money of fools"
Can men be trusted why or why not?
Thomas Hobbes believed that human beings can't be trusted. In his book Leviathan he explained that people are driven of a restless desire for power, also that all humans are selfish. And According to him he thought that people are born evil.
Sources:
-"Butler's Art History Blog." Butler's Art History Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. <http://butlersarthistoryblog.blogspot
-"Leviathan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan
-"The Politics of Human Nature: Thomas Hobbes : The Primate Diaries." ScienceBlogs. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. <http://scienceblogs.com/primatediaries
-words, express, and viva voce. "Leviathan (book) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(book)>.
"Thomas Hobbes Quotes - BrainyQuote." Famous Quotes at BrainyQuote. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Sept. 2011. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes
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