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Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan" (Part 1/5)

Theory & Philosophy

CHAPTER

Exploring Commonwealth and Human Rationality

Delving into Leviathan's concept of Commonwealth and human distinctions from animals based on rationality, the chapter discusses state conceptions by varying philosophers like Locke and Mill, emphasizing limitations in truth-seeking abilities and distinguishing between natural and acquired intellectual virtues.

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