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Leviathan explains a sovereign’s authority through authorization among subjects. Its argument must be read alongside self-defense and the connection between protection and obedience.
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Guided course · Module 9 · Lesson 52
Why should anyone obey a government?
Hobbes and Locke disagree about the grounds and limits of political authority. A shared case tests their accounts of protection, consent, rights and resistance.