The Contributions Of Thomas Hobbes And The Enlightenment Period

The Enlightenment Period has gifted the opportunity for many philosophers to voice their beliefs and concerns on various subjects. Varying from philosophers to physiocrats, the Enlightenment Period was a time of innovation and brilliance, providing us numerous foundations to examine and critique. With that said, one very successful figure of the Enlightenment Period, Thomas Hobbes, was an English man who unlike most people, deeply concerned for a better future with fewer political issues and societal issues. The English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, as many may argue, was best known for his extravagant ideas in political science, philosophy, academics, journalism, and social science. Throughout his lifespan, Thomas Hobbes had spent his life, …show more content…
As a result, Thomas Hobbes’s uncle, Francis Hobbes, nurtured and provided them with education so they can have a successful future, unlike their father. For the time being, Thomas Hobbes had possessed a natural talent for classical languages; accompanied by his uncle’s funds, he later attended and dominated at Oxford’s Magdalen Hall. Eventually, Thomas Hobbes had decided to leave Oxford to pursue a career as a private tutor for various wealthy aristocratic families; a career that will later aid Thomas Hobbes plentiful of opportunities to showcase his ideology and opinions. Along this point in time, Hobbes had begun to form and openly express his newfound philosophical beliefs in his first publication, “Short Track on First Principles.” With all things considered, Thomas Hobbes, from this point onward, would pursue and influence various subjects such as politics, mathematics, sciences, and political philosophy. To begin with, Thomas Hobbes, during his early life, had obtained the invitation to many royal disputes and many parliamentary debates because of his ties with many aristocratic families, voicing his belief in regards to the limit of a king’s powers and raising money for armed forces. In addition, with his newfound group, many of his newly acquaintances had begun to take notice and interest in his earlier works regarding his political philosophy, one work that they had noted was “The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic.” Furthermore, throughout his political philosophy, it can clearly be seen that Thomas Hobbes views humans as needy, vulnerable, easily confused by our own intentions, and in need of someone to guide them. Which is why, Thomas Hobbes had begged the question of “How would humans act within a society without government,” in other