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Hobbes - Authority, Human Rights and Social Order in Modern Social Thought

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This lecture examines how the instability of Hobbes’s historical context shaped his account of human nature, the social contract, legitimate rule, and a sovereign’s duty to secure subjects. It also considers his contributions and shortcomings.

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- Chapter 1. Hobbes in a Historical Context
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- Chapter 2. Hobbes Enters Politics as a Royalist
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- Chapter 3. "Leviathan": Structure and Major Themes
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- Chapter 4. Human Nature
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- Chapter 5. The Social Contract
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- Chapter 6. Power of the Sovereign
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- Chapter 7. Hobbes's Contributions and Shortcomings
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  • Kakuli Roy
    Theory of separation of powers is an insightfull course it breaks down complex concepts into understandable figment making it a great learning experiment
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