THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Santa Maria
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Leviathan
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The Old Man and the Sea
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Carterican
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Detailed explanation-1: -Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly referred to as Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and published in 1651 (revised Latin edition 1668). Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) In 1642, a civil war broke out over who would rule England-Parliament or King Charles I. After nine years, the civil war finally ended with Parliament victorious. Charles was beheaded. Soon after, an English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, wrote Leviathan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hobbes wrote many books and contributed to many academic fields, but his 1651 book Leviathan or the matter, forme and power of a commonwealth ecclesiasticall and civil is the one he is best remembered for.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hobbes believed that a government headed by a king was the best form that the sovereign could take. Placing all power in the hands of a king would mean more resolute and consistent exercise of political authority, Hobbes argued.