Leviathan (Hobbes) Part 2
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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.
For this session, please read Part 2 -- "Of Commonwealth" (~ 130 pages)
Reading
- Hobbes, Thomas (1651). Leviathan [Internet Archive, Anna's Archive]
I will be using the Hackett (1994) version of Hobbes.
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Reading group on Hobbes's Leviathan Part 2: Of Commonwealth; examine government as a safeguard against selfish humans; outcome: understand the social contract.
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By Meetup
Reading group on Hobbes's Leviathan Part 2: Of Commonwealth; examine government as a safeguard against selfish humans; outcome: understand the social contract.