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According to Hobbes, what are the three principal features of the lack of common power?
According to Hobbes, what are the three principal features of the lack of common power?
No agriculture, industry, trade, or refinement of living; no legal or moral rules and therefore no property; state of nature is a state of war
What does Hobbes suggest is the state of nature in the absence of common power?
What does Hobbes suggest is the state of nature in the absence of common power?
A state of war, where individuals live in savage squalor, constant fear, and danger of violent death
Why does Hobbes argue that no accumulation can take place under anarchy?
Why does Hobbes argue that no accumulation can take place under anarchy?
Development and growth needs order, and the cost of security/survival is too high to make investments into quality of life and long-term projects dangerous
What does Hobbes propose as the solution to the state of nature?
What does Hobbes propose as the solution to the state of nature?
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What is the role of the Leviathan according to Hobbes?
What is the role of the Leviathan according to Hobbes?
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What are the three consequences of the lack of common power according to Hobbes?
What are the three consequences of the lack of common power according to Hobbes?
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What does Hobbes believe is the natural state of man in the absence of common power?
What does Hobbes believe is the natural state of man in the absence of common power?
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According to Hobbes, why do individuals relinquish their rights and submit to a central authority?
According to Hobbes, why do individuals relinquish their rights and submit to a central authority?
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What is the role of the Leviathan in Hobbes' theory?
What is the role of the Leviathan in Hobbes' theory?
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Why does Hobbes argue that individuals would rationally form civil society or submit to a king?
Why does Hobbes argue that individuals would rationally form civil society or submit to a king?
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