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Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes

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Leviathan Essay Topics

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Why is Hobbes so concerned with the relationship between the corporeal and the incorporeal? How does this discussion relate to his broader arguments about civil power versus spiritual power?

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What is the historical context in which Hobbes wrote Leviathan? How did the violence of the English Civil Wars affect Hobbes, both personally and philosophically?

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How did Hobbes influence the work of other philosophers, specifically John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau? On what issues do these three men agree? How do their philosophies differ?

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