"Understanding Thomas Hobbes' Philosophy with Will Durant"

Will Durant---The Philosophy of Thomas HobbesDelve into the philosophical insights of Thomas Hobbes, one of the most influential thinkers of the early modern period, with the esteemed historian, Will Durant, as your guide. In this enlightening video, Durant explores Hobbes' political philosophy, his concept of the social contract, and his impact on political theory.
📜 Explore Durant's insightful commentary as he navigates the following key aspects of Thomas Hobbes' philosophy:
Hobbes' early life and the historical context of the English Civil War
The concept of the state of nature and the need for political authority
Hobbes' seminal work, "Leviathan," and its exploration of the social contract
The role of government in maintaining social order and preventing chaos
Hobbes' influence on later political philosophers and his contributions to modern political thought
"A bunt nominalist "

[@VOTEDCUO]

“A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators “

[@YawehthedragondogofEL]

"If he had read as much as other men, he should have known no more than they." I like that.

[@Mila-tf9vw]

ah thanks so much . love it

[@michaelhebert7338]

thanks for sharing

[@Hambastegy]

🙏🙏🙏

[@alanbird7803]

From the thumbnail I thought this was about David Crosby.

[@DurantandFriends]

I've heard this a few times now.

[@TwistedMarksman]

4:44 Logic and Psychology 14:15 Ethics and Politics 25:46 Religion and the State 31:55 Baiting the Bear

[@Robsay01]

Hobbes was a tennis player into his 70s.

[@benquinney2]

Knowledge of consequences

[@Rico-Suave_]

Watched all of it 44:29

[@DurantandFriends]

What are your thoughts of Hobbes?

[@davidburton3016]

It matters not whether Hobbes was objectively correct or not but that most of our world be rulers believe in seeing things as Hobbes saw them. Best

[@DawsonSWilliams]

Hobbes becomes greater with time.

[@lifeisabadjoke5750]

Explain?

[@xmaseveeve5259]

This one is too quiet.

[@franklinfalco9069]

Hobbes may not have been exactly right but there are still things we can learn from him.

[@properpolymath2097]

That's not Hobbes, it's David Crosby

[@DurantandFriends]

I think you are right, it does look like David Crosby, I think I am going to change it at some point, I just need to find the time.

[@markcummings9511]

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[@erglelergle8476]

Allergy to fire. Lol.

[@GhostofFHBradley]

_Leviathan_ was fine, but his best work was with Stills and Nash.

[@planksip]

You know, I really do love that joke. I've repeatedly considered changing the thumbnail so that it doesn't look like David, but now it's just worth hanging on to.

[@GhostofFHBradley]

@@planksip Please keep it! I like the thought of Hobbes as an old hippy with a beautiful voice.

[@doublenegation7870]

Hobbes, born of fear, turned the circumstances of his birth into the general condition of mankind.

[@abhimanyukarnawat7441]

Shut the fuck up hegelian, schopenhauer burned your charlatan ass.

[@doublenegation7870]

@@abhimanyukarnawat7441 Schopenhauer had empty classes and owned poodles that he adorned with ribbons like a pathetic little b i t c h

[@DawsonSWilliams]

Methinks the endless religious wars of the 17th century, in conjunction with his readings of Thucydides, proved more integral to his world-view.

[@stephenkirby1264]

To ‘see beyond the pale’... No it does not mean to pick up a perspective that is different than the white anglo-saxon ‘Murican whiteness perspective which you now utilize to make all your ‘insignificant’ decisions… since all your decisions are insignificant relative to the size of the hole you have to repair in the ‘knowledge’ gap you possess in the files in your subconscious mind… In much earlier times, a pale was a big wooden stake used as an outside wall component in a fortress-like enclosure… and to ‘see beyond the pale’ meant you could experience, by your sense of sight, things that existed outside of your small fortress-like structure, ‘seeing’ beyond the seeming entirety of your world... That's what is meant by “seeing beyond the pale” And doing just that... will yield for you your individual human enlightenment… put that way... it sounds pretty easy... but let me forewarn you... it is the hardest work you will ever do… but the ‘knowledge’, the intensely personal reward is... like the little elf would say; “It's Magically Delic---”... “Its actually deliciously, wonderfully, imagination-ingly, intellectually, creatively, comedically, ‘knowledge-ingly, the best “Thing” that has ever happened inside me… yes, the best “Thing” that has ever happened inside me… I ‘know’ this for me… and you could ‘know’ this for you… just… dare to think you can think for yourself...dare to know that you absolutely can… until you do… and then we will be ‘equals’...

[@lewisalmeida3495]

Awake-state of being is a higher level of consciousness. The ego is a zombie-like state of unconscious. A method to awaken is through Spinoza’s acknowledging of our understanding: great effort is required for its improvement. WayofSpinoza.com #Gurdjieff #Spinoza #Einstein

[@SuperBartles]

No it isn't