https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject Wynter Somera en-us 2020-07-05 23:32:16 UTC 2020-07-06 00:34:03 UTC hello@padlet.com wyntersomera https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647878908 Thomas Hobbes’s most we’ll know belief was that the only correct form of government is an absolute monarchy. While I don’t entirely agree with this statement, democracy didn’t quite exist in the 1600’s, at least in Britain, so I see why he believes this. Without someone to rule over a large sum of people, a country or state for example, everyone would be unorganized and chaotic. It’s important to have a strong ruler to control the spread of chaos, which is why Hobbes believed so strongly of this. ]]> 2020-07-05 23:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647878908 wyntersomera https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879006 Hobbes’s view on human nature was shaped largely by the English Civil War. He saw the chaos and violence of the event as the closest thing to the basic state of nature humans could get. Because of his view on human nature, he believed that someone of great power was destined to rule the masses, which lead to his main belief about absolute monarchy. ]]> 2020-07-05 23:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879006 wyntersomera https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879058 Thomas Hobbes was a nominalist, which means that he believes that only universal things are names. In other words, he denies the existence of universal names, for even things with the same name are individually defined differently. For example, Hobbes believed that the word “tree” is a universal name that names every tree. He stated that “there is one name, and there are many trees. But there is not some further thing that is the universal tree”. By saying this he indicates that there is no specific tree that is called “the tree” but every tree is called “the tree” instead.]]> 2020-07-05 23:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879058 wyntersomera https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879102 Hobbes’s view on religion was mostly atheist. But the word atheist did not mean the same thing in the 17th century as it means today. Hobbes believed that the universe was a body, and that God is part of the world and is therefore a body as well. He never denied the existence of god, but his peers and people around him thought of him as a dubious Christian. ]]> 2020-07-05 23:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879102 wyntersomera https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879133 Hobbes was a empiricist and believed that all of our ideas are derived, directly or indirectly, from sensation. Empiricism emphasizes the role of empirical evidence in the formation of ideas, rather than innate ideas or traditions. In other words, Hobbes believed that the human mind is blank at first and develops thoughts only through experience and sensation. ]]> 2020-07-05 23:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879133 wyntersomera https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879201 Thomas Hobbes along with Rousseau, and Locke, created the Social Contract. The Social Contract was an agreement between the government and its citizens and also defined the rights of each party. This was the Declaration of Independence’s most notable influencer because it stated that rational people should believe in organized government. ]]> 2020-07-05 23:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879201 wyntersomera https://padlet.com/wyntersomera/wsomeraproject/wish/647879247 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes/
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