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Thomas HobbesLeviathan
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1651A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Why is Hobbes so concerned with the relationship between the corporeal and the incorporeal? How does this discussion relate to his broader arguments about civil power versus spiritual power?
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What is the historical context in which Hobbes wrote Leviathan? How did the violence of the English Civil Wars affect Hobbes, both personally and philosophically?
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How did Hobbes influence the work of other philosophers, specifically John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau? On what issues do these three men agree? How do their philosophies differ?
