2. The beginning...
❖ April 5, 1588
❖ Westport, Wiltshire, England
❖ College education at Oxford University in England
3. Leviathan
❖ Written in 1651
❖ About his views on human nature
❖ Citizens would live under social contract
4. My Political Philosophy
❖ believe in absolute sovereignty
❖ stated that legitimate political power must be
"representative" and based on the consent of the people
❖ believe that the sovereign must control civil, military and
judicial powers.
5. The Natural Condition of
Man
❖ Argue that all humans by nature are equal
❖ This causes everyone naturally willing to fight
❖ This leads to war
❖ Later leads to “natural right” which is when you have the
right to do anything that you think is necessary to preserve
your own life.
❖ Described in his book De Cive
6. The end...
❖ In October of 1679 I suffered from a terrible bladder
disorder
❖ I then died on December 4th the same year.
❖ My lasts words were “A great leap in the dark.”
