European Enlightenment: Difference between revisions
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** the original state of man is no rules, one person against all others | ** the original state of man is no rules, one person against all others | ||
** therefore, government is needed to bring order, safety and happiness to the people | ** therefore, government is needed to bring order, safety and happiness to the people | ||
** humans have rights | *** humans have rights & liberties, but they are meaningless in a state of disorder | ||
** | *** therefore, those rights & liberties can only exist under the protection of a powerful central government | ||
*** and many of those rights & liberties must be given up in exchange for security/ protection/ safety | |||
** that central government, however, must have the consent of the governed | ** that central government, however, must have the consent of the governed | ||
*** thus Hobbes denied "divine rule" | *** thus Hobbes denied "divine rule" | ||
*** = rule by decree from God (birth) v. rule by consent (agreement) of the governed | *** = rule by decree from God (birth) v. rule by consent (agreement) of the governed | ||
** additionally, under a strong central government, the people will be able to exercise more rights than in the state of nature, when their rights existed but were denied by a constant state of war | |||
* works: | * works: | ||
** Hobbes taught mathematics | ** Hobbes taught mathematics | ||