Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society
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Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society is the English translation of Thomas Hobbes’s political treatise *De Cive*, which expounds his views on the nature of civil society, sovereignty, and the social contract.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English translation
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political treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to justify strong centralized political authority
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to provide a scientific account of civil society ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Hobbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
civil law
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commonwealth ⓘ covenant ⓘ fear of violent death ⓘ natural right ⓘ state of nature ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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social contract theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on religion and politics
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chapters on the institution of the commonwealth ⓘ chapters on the state of nature ⓘ |
| influenced |
later social contract theorists
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modern theories of sovereignty ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
authority of the sovereign
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civil society ⓘ natural law ⓘ political obligation ⓘ rights of subjects ⓘ social contract ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De Cive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Hobbes’s political philosophy corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalArgument |
humans leave the state of nature by mutual covenants
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laws of nature are rational precepts for peace ⓘ peace and security require undivided sovereignty ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Hobbesianism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | early modern political philosophy ⓘ |
| positionOnGovernment | argues that political authority arises from a social contract ⓘ |
| positionOnReligion | subordinates religious authority to civil authority ⓘ |
| positionOnSovereignty | defends absolute sovereignty ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De Corpore
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De Homine NERFINISHED ⓘ Leviathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | hypothetical pre-political condition ⓘ |
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