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Hobbes, Thomas
concept of Absolutism
concept of Natural Law
Hobbes and Locke compared
significance in the context of Western philosophy
see also Thematic Essay: British Political and Social Thought
concepts
contributions to liberal theory
importance in English literature
influence on later thinking
influences on Hobbes of Thomas Erastus
opposition to his ideas
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Absolutism
Absolutism
, political system in which there is no legal, customary, or moral limit on the government’s power. The term is generally applied to...
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