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THE INTELLECTUAL DARK WEB PODCAST (HOBBES + LOCKE + ROUSSEAU + US CONSTITUTION in ONE SINGLE BOOK)
How To Understand Hobbes
Mar 24, 2023
This podcast explores various topics related to Thomas Hobbes, including his pessimistic view of human nature, the influence of Galileo and Descartes on his work, the implications of methodological naturalism, the role of knowledge and ethics in the body politic, the connection between religion and consciousness, the concept of power and the importance of clear thinking. The podcast also discusses the speaker's pessimistic view influenced by Calvinist doctrine and times of conflict, and their proposal to study original texts of influential thinkers in one book.
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- Thomas Hobbes believed in a natural condition characterized by conflict and a pessimistic view of human nature, influencing his views on political authority and social order.
- Hobbes proposed the existence of a social contract and the need for an absolute ruler who can interpret religious matters and establish order in society.
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Motivation and Background of Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was motivated by the political and religious conflicts of his time, including the Spanish Armada and the English Civil War. He sought to find a basis for political authority and social order in a natural condition, which he viewed as characterized by conflict and a pessimistic view of human nature. He was influenced by the broad church tradition and favored an erastian view of church-state relations to avoid sectarianism. Hobbes drew inspiration from Francis Bacon's empirical and inductive approach to science, but also incorporated elements of Descartes' deductive method. He developed a methodological approach that combined empirical science, deduction, and naturalistic explanations for all phenomena, leading to a unity of all sciences.
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