What I take from Hobbes is the Leviathan, which frames my argument about its abdication. I also take his doubt: he wasn't sure the international state of nature needs a global sovereign, and I find that doubt useful.
How the word moved
In January 2025 Leviathan was one of my five monster books. By February 2025 Hobbes had become the frame for the abdication of the Leviathan.
In my words
"In any case, do we even need a Global Leviathan? Hobbes, the originator of the idea, wasn’t so sure"
from Bhumics Week 6: The RBIO Part 3, 25 Feb 2025
Related
- Related abdication of the Leviathan - Hobbes gives me the frame.
- Related Climate Leviathan - That's the Leviathan in climate form.
- Related monsterology - Leviathan belongs in my bestiary of political monsters.