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Hobbes' Neutral Perspective in Leviathan

[Music] in a review and conclusion of Leviathan to facilitate understanding Thomas Hobbes includes an abbreviated version of the entire book here in this section after reviewing his main points and giving some additional notes on his texts Hobbes concludes Leviathan with confidence stating there is nothing in this discourse contrary either to the Word of God or to good manners or to the disturbance of the public tranquillity readers can deduce that Thomas Hobbes as intended purpose was to create an unbiased scientific discourse relevant to the events of the day he does this to set before men's eyes the relation between protection and obedience of which the condition of human nature and the laws divine require an inviolable observation its scientific approach Hobbes believed would D politicize it enough to be enlightening for all people it's hard to imagine any text about governmental structure published in the midst of a civil war could be received with the kind of neutrality Hobbes claims however he's faithful to his declared method of operation he strives dutifully to remain an objective and reasoned observer of all he describes regarding human behavior and the Commonwealth you