PPT-Hobbes

Social Contract Theory Men in a state of nature that is a state without civil government are in a war of all against all in which life is hardly worth living The way out of this desperate state is to make a social contract and establish the state to keep peace and order . Pettit: Liberty and Leviathan 133 contract or covenant; a covenant is a contract which one party has to trust theother to perform later (L: 82). There is LOCKE. . vs. . Check out the e-lecture. Jacques . BOSSUET. Thomas . HOBBES. John . LOCKE. Divine Right . ABSOLUTISM. Philosophical . ABSOLUTISM. Philosophical & Biblical . CONSTITUTIONALISM. Jacques . What was the Enlightenment?. The Enlightenment. A. philosophical movement of the 18th century (1700s), in which philosophers began to apply . reason. and the . scientific method . to all aspects of . Leviathan. English . philosopher. one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Social contract theory. Life. Born prematurely when his mother heard of the invasion of the Spanish Armada.. Hobbes: "my mother gave birth to twins: myself and fear.“. Social Studies for 9. th. E.G.B.. Teacher: Mauricio Torres. Pens to Inspire Revolution. “No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason” . Henceforth I refer to Leviathan only with the chapter number, followed by the page number. I P HOBBES THE P ARTICLE British Journal for the History of PhilosophyISSN 0960-8788 print/ISSN 1469-3526 online Objective. : Explain how the ideas from the Enlightenment impacted social, political, and economic systems and institutions.. The use of reason that had characterized the scientific revolution greatly influenced political thinkers. (CNN, FOX NEWS, MSNBC). By Liam Quigley. What Can The President actually do?. The President is Commander-in-Chief. They can form a cabinet. They have the power to pardon. Constitutionally this is all they can do alone. Advice and Consent. Tobias Müller, . Department of Politics and International Studies. Why . and . how . do societies come together?. . 2. Hobbes and the origin of contract theory. Historical Background: ”Age of discovery,” Civil war in England and mainland Europe. Enlightenment and Revolutionary Ideology. I. Intro Stuff. A. . 4. White Guys did NOT wake up one morning and think, . “Hey, we should have an American Revolution and throw the British . out of N. America.. SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION. ENLIGHTENMENT. 1715-1789. 18. th. century. 1543-1687. 17. th. century. Built on the foundation of the . Sci. Rev. Laid the foundation for thought. Inquiry for the sake of science. 1400. 1700. Age of Discovery. (1415-1700). Portugal. . England. Hobbes . (1588-1679). Copernicus . (1473-1543). Italy. Galileo . (1564-1642). Prince Henry the Navigator . (1394-1460). Columbus . (1451-1506). Government. : institution which a society makes and enforces its public policies.. Public policies. : all of those things a government decides to do.. The State. A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically-that is, with a government-and with the power to make and enforce law without consent of any higher authority..