Hobbes: Authority, Human Rights and Social Order
William Graham Sumner Professor of Sociology & Political Science
42:55·2011·undergraduate level
This lecture analyzes Thomas Hobbes's political and social philosophy, focusing on the concepts of the state of nature, the social contract, and the role of a strong sovereign as articulated in his seminal work, "Leviathan." It also explores Hobbes's contributions to rational choice theory.
Foundations of Modern Social Thought (SOCY 151)
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