Philosopher of the Day:
The founding father of modern political
philosophy.
Fled England after the
beheading of Charles I.
Born on the day the English
defeated the Spanish
Armada.
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Scientist
 Optics
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Mathematician
 Geometry
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Translator of classics
Lawyer
Philosopher
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People are by nature
cruel, greedy, selfish…
Without law man is by
nature brutal…
In a social contract,
people give up their
freedom for an
organized society….
The ideal
government
is a strong,
absolute
monarch
who can control
the people.
“Force and fraud in war the two
cardinal virtues.”
“As a draft-animal is yoked in a
wagon, even so the spirit is
yoked in this body.”
“Curiosity is the lust of the
mind.”
“Leisure is the mother of
philosophy.”
“I am about to take my last
voyage, a great leap in the dark.”
 English Philosopher
 Author of Leviathan
 Believed
man was by nature selfish
 Developed theory of Social Contract
 Believed in Absolute Monarchy