Episode notes
Travel back to who these theorists were responding to starting with Thomas Hobbes and his Leviathan. How does Hobbes define the "Right of Nature" (Jus Naturale)? According to Hobbes, what is the difference between "Right" and "Law"? What distinguishes a "Contract" from a "Free-gift" in Hobbesian thought? How does Hobbes define "Reason" and its role in human understanding?