Thomas Hobbes.ppt

文档介绍：English political philosopher and is best known for his treatise Leviathan. Written during the mid-17th century amidst the tumult of the English evolution, Leviathan outlines Hobbes’s theory of sovereignty (political authority).
Thomas Hobbes
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List of the rights of sovereigns by Hobbes:
subjects owe him sole loyalty
subjects cannot be freed from their obligation
dissenters must consent with the majority in declaring a sovereign
sovereign cannot be unjust or injure to peace
the sovereign cannot be put to death
the right to sensor doctrines repugnant to peace
legislative power of prescribing rules
judicial power of deciding all controversies
make war and peace with other nations
choose counselors
power of reward and punishment
power of all civil appointments, including the militia