hghghghghghghghgh Thomas Hobbes, one of the most influential philosophers of all time, is known best for his study of political philosophy and how people interact with each other. One of his most well known pieces of writing on this subject is his work Leviathan which outlines his beliefs on human nature. Although in Leviathan Hobbes explains many of his beliefs throughout many chapters, we will only be discussing and analyzing chapters 1, 2, 6 and 10. In these chapters he begins with his knowledge and belief of the origin of human thought and memory and then moves into the broader topic of human emotions and how people interact with each other. To begin, we will summarize then analyze chapter one and go in chronological order from there.
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(Hobbes, 14)
hghghghghghghghgh Hobbes is simply arguing that whole religions have the opportunity to be created purely based on the fact the people are ignorant to what is a dream and what is reality. hghghghghghghghgh The main point that I found in this chapter is the danger of ignorance and lack of reason that human thought can create. Along with this, the danger that judgement upon personal experience can create due to it creating a warped view of what reality is. This is clearly shown by the amount of time that Hobbes spends talking about this problem that arises with imagination and dreaming. While this is more thoroughly explained through chapter six, chapter two does a good job at introducing this and showing the problems that arise through judgement upon the means of personal …show more content…
For Hobbes, since everything is decided by power the more power a person has the better off they are. This creates a community where people are only seen as tools of power. People are not treated as people, they are treated as means to an end that benefits a selfish goal. This type of society that Hobbes argues for is not one that tries to create a greater good but only a selfish good. This society creates people who only achieve happiness based on the amount of power and the amount of success is attained leaving people to be always greedy for
(Hobbes, 14)
hghghghghghghghgh Hobbes is simply arguing that whole religions have the opportunity to be created purely based on the fact the people are ignorant to what is a dream and what is reality. hghghghghghghghgh The main point that I found in this chapter is the danger of ignorance and lack of reason that human thought can create. Along with this, the danger that judgement upon personal experience can create due to it creating a warped view of what reality is. This is clearly shown by the amount of time that Hobbes spends talking about this problem that arises with imagination and dreaming. While this is more thoroughly explained through chapter six, chapter two does a good job at introducing this and showing the problems that arise through judgement upon the means of personal …show more content…
For Hobbes, since everything is decided by power the more power a person has the better off they are. This creates a community where people are only seen as tools of power. People are not treated as people, they are treated as means to an end that benefits a selfish goal. This type of society that Hobbes argues for is not one that tries to create a greater good but only a selfish good. This society creates people who only achieve happiness based on the amount of power and the amount of success is attained leaving people to be always greedy for