Thomas Hobbes's political theory

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Thomas Hobbes's political theory (5/13)

Thomas Hobbes's essay on political theory as a response to the events he witnessed, namely, the civil war, the regicide, and Cromwell's rise to power . 

Approach to "Of Commonwealth",  Leviathan. Definition of seminal concepts: 1 - State of Nature in contrast with the nature of men;2 - State of War 2.1 .  The consequent need to enter into a  civitas or commonwealth;2.2 - Comparison between human societies and Aristotle's natural societies;3 - The implicit pact among the members of a community - covenant.4 - The kinds of Commonwealth;5 - The rights and duties of sovereign power.
Hobbes's defense of absolutism as the best possible system to ensure stability and the safety of people and their property. Comparison between Bossuet's and Hobbes's views on absolutism and the roots of its legitimacy.