English political philosopher and is best known for his treatise Leviathan,
Written during the mid-17th century amidst the tumult of the English
evolution,Leviathanoutlines Hobbes’s theory of sovereignty (political
authority),
Thomas Hobbes
1588.4.5~1679.12.4）
List of the rights of sovereigns by Hobbes:
? subjects owe him sole loyalty
? subjects cannot be freed from their obligation
? dissenters must consent with the majority in
declaring a sovereign
? sovereign cannot be unjust or injure to peace
? the sovereign cannot be put to death
? the right to sensor doctrines repugnant to peace
? legislative power of prescribing rules
? judicial power of deciding all controversies
? make war and peace with other nations
? choose counselors
? power of reward and punishment
? power of all civil appointments,including the
militia
Written during the mid-17th century amidst the tumult of the English
evolution,Leviathanoutlines Hobbes’s theory of sovereignty (political
authority),
Thomas Hobbes
1588.4.5~1679.12.4）
List of the rights of sovereigns by Hobbes:
? subjects owe him sole loyalty
? subjects cannot be freed from their obligation
? dissenters must consent with the majority in
declaring a sovereign
? sovereign cannot be unjust or injure to peace
? the sovereign cannot be put to death
? the right to sensor doctrines repugnant to peace
? legislative power of prescribing rules
? judicial power of deciding all controversies
? make war and peace with other nations
? choose counselors
? power of reward and punishment
? power of all civil appointments,including the
militia
