Human Nature: Vulnerable and Easily Misled (Thomas Hobbes) (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Event influencing Hobbes's political ideas
Event influencing Hobbes's political ideas
English Civil War
Year Hobbes published Leviathan
Year Hobbes published Leviathan
1651
What the Leviathan metaphor represents
What the Leviathan metaphor represents
The state (powerful sea monster)
Hobbes's quote on life in state of nature
Hobbes's quote on life in state of nature
Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short
Hobbes's view of human nature
Hobbes's view of human nature
Pessimistic
Three human traits according to Hobbes
Three human traits according to Hobbes
Needy, vulnerable, self-interested
Motivating force for accepting social contract (Hobbes)
Motivating force for accepting social contract (Hobbes)
Fear (of death, others, state)
Type of authority Hobbes advocated
Type of authority Hobbes advocated
Absolute sovereignty
What Hobbes prioritised: order or freedom?
What Hobbes prioritised: order or freedom?
Order over freedom
Hobbes's stance on democracy
Hobbes's stance on democracy
Sceptical/rejected it
Type of society Hobbes supported
Type of society Hobbes supported
Hierarchical society
State's primary role per Hobbes
State's primary role per Hobbes
Protector providing security
Condition without govt/laws per Hobbes
Condition without govt/laws per Hobbes
State of nature