10 Questions
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?
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?
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?
Forming civil society or submitting to a king
What is the role of the Leviathan according to Hobbes?
To guarantee safety and security for all by exercising absolute power as a central authority
What are the three consequences of the lack of common power according to Hobbes?
No agriculture, industry, trade, refinement of living; no legal or moral rules and no property; state of war and constant fear of violent death.
What does Hobbes believe is the natural state of man in the absence of common power?
A state of savage squalor, constant fear, and danger of violent death.
According to Hobbes, why do individuals relinquish their rights and submit to a central authority?
To guarantee safety and security for all.
What is the role of the Leviathan in Hobbes' theory?
To serve as a central authority with absolute power, guaranteeing safety and security for all.
Why does Hobbes argue that individuals would rationally form civil society or submit to a king?
To escape the state of nature characterized by fear, insecurity, and constant danger of violent death.
Explore the social contract theory as analyzed by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, and its significance in justifying the existence of political systems. Understand the concept of individuals surrendering their rights to a central authority for the sake of social order and stability.
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