Student lecture notes- Hobbes
HOBBES 1588-1679 LEVIATHAN 1651
TRANSLATES THUCYDIDES KING OF THE PROUD
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR SENSE->REASON/SPEECH
DESIRING MACHINES
1 HUMAN NATURE = MATERIALISM/MECHANISM
MAN = PARTICLES IN MOTION
AUTOMATA WITH
SELF DEFEATING,
SELF CONTRADICTORY PROGRAMMING
LIFE = MOTION, DESIRES INFINITE TO DEATH
HUMANS DRIVEN BY PRIDE + FEAR
REASON = MANIPULATION OF NAMES NO METAPH…
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