Leviathan is the masterwork on political philosophy by Thomas Hobbes a 17th-century British philosopher. He argues that war is the natural state of humankind and that only a strong state unified around a great supreme ruler can counterweight chaos. He goes further and describes the state of war like a situation where all are against all and uses this grim image to advocate for an unlimited powerful ruler, who should do whatever to maintain power. Rebellion should be dealt with ferociously as Hobbes, as Nicolo Machiavelli, believed that political freedom and peace are two opposites. Need some arguments against democracy? Read this book.
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Quotes from Leviathan:
“For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves: For they see their own wit at hand, and other men at a distance.”
― Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan“The source of every crime, is some defect of the understanding; or some error in reasoning; or some sudden force of the passions. Defect in the understanding is ignorance; in reasoning, erroneous opinion.”
― Leviathan
Need some arguments against democracy? Read this book. – Please. No one should set another age into context of another this is not what this book does. You will merely learn “17th-century British philosopher”
What is worse than a Monarchy the Konstitution of those.
What is worse than a Democracy the Konstitution of it.
2022 we are suffering huge power misbalance
Dear Jovana, I agree. It was meant as a joke.