If the New World had a philosopher, it would be Thomas Hobbes. It would involve an account of the power of the Leviathan, Hobbes’ discussion of the necessity of an absolute sovereign.
Hobbes was born prematurely after his mother heard that the Spanish Armada was nearing England in 1588. He claimed: ‘My mother gave birth to twins: myself and fear.
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