Leviathan is a book written in 1651 by Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes argues that humans are naturally aggressive and self-interested and without a state created through a social contract, there would always be civil war. There is no "greatest good", but Hobbes argues that the best choice for society is a strong unified government. In the end of the book, Hobbes argues against ignorance and misinterpretation of scripture, which he believes the Church is guilty of.
Accounts of the State of Nature and characterization of Human Beings Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes was written thanks to Euclid like a geometrical proof where the first chapters set the foundations upon which the book and his later ideas will be based One of the main arguments presented is that in a state of nature the characteristics of human beings would put us in a war of all against all The state of nature is when there is no government rules or regulations except those strategies that can get
Why if at all might civil disobedience be justified 30 marks Civil Disobedience is when a faction of a society which is governed by popular consent believes that a new system of government or a change in the normal government is required To this end the faction can will either lawfully or unlawfully commit acts of rebellion shows of resistance to the issue they object to Locke believes that civil disobedience is justifiable if the governments legitimate authority is questioned by the people sin
The moral ambiguity of the universe is prevalent throughout Melvilles Moby Dick None of the characters represent pure evil or pure goodness Even Melvilles description of Ahab who he repeatedly refers to monomaniacal suggesting an amorality or psychosis is given a chance to be seen as a frail sympathetic character When Ahabs monomaniac fate is juxtaposed with that of Ishmael that moral ambiguity deepens leaving the reader with an ultimate nebulosity of principle The final moments of Moby Dick br