Philosophy

• What book was published by Hobbes?

  Leviathan in 1651
• How did Hobbes challenge Divine Right?

  He stated that rule was granted through an unwritten social contract
• When could monarchs be removed according to Hobbes?

  When they broke the contract as their power came from their people
• What did Hobbes’ belief in ‘Absolute Sovereignty’ mean?


  One man/body was in charge who was able to make all the laws
• How were people protected according to Hobbes?

  They were given some liberties, e.g., religion
• What did Locke publish?

  ‘Two Treatises on Government’ in 1689
• How did Locke challenge Divine Right?

  He believed we were all born equal in the eyes of God
• How did Locke’s belief in social contract differ from Hobbes’?

  Locke believed that no government could interfere with basic human rights, e.g., religion
• What was Locke’s belief in ‘Popular Sovereignty’?

  If a monarch/government overstepped the mark, then citizens had the right to remove it
• How does Locke’s theory link to Science?

  Locke’s philosophy was based upon evidence, which links to empiricism with conclusions reached through experiments and findings