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** he was disturbed by the violence and disorder of the English Civil War
** he was disturbed by the violence and disorder of the English Civil War
* core ideas:
* core ideas:
** 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
** humans have rights
** humans have rights
** however, those rights can only exist under the protection  
** however, those rights can only exist under the protection of a powerful central government
works:
** that central government, however, must have the consent of the governed
legacy:
*** thus Hobbes denied "divine rule"
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*** = rule by decree from God (birth) v. rule by consent (agreement) of the governed
* works:
** Hobbes taught mathematics
** ''Leviathan'' is his singular work 
* legacy:
** Hobbes questioned religious explanations, instead sought reason and logic to understand the world
** Hobbes's "social contract" established a "reason" and not just an assumed reason for a particular form of government
** while Hobbes argued for a strong central power, he did not argue for an absolute central power free of accountability


=== Robert Hooke ===  
=== Robert Hooke ===