Leviathan (Hobbes) - Part 1 & Emerson
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Conversation about Thomas Hobbes's argument about the need for and role of government as a safeguard against the brutish, selfish nature of humans. Also, an alternate perspective on the nature of human from Ralph Waldo Emerson
For our first session, please read Part 1 -- "Of Man" (~ 100 pages) as well as Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self-Reliance" (~35 pages)
Reading
- Hobbes, Thomas (1651). Leviathan [Internet Archive, Anna's Archive]
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1841). "Self Reliance" [Internet Archive, Anna's Archive]
I will be using the Hackett (1994) version of Hobbes.
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Discussion session for readers of Hobbes's Leviathan Part 1 and Emerson's Self-Reliance; outcome: compare arguments on government's role and human nature.
AI summary
By Meetup
Discussion session for readers of Hobbes's Leviathan Part 1 and Emerson's Self-Reliance; outcome: compare arguments on government's role and human nature.