Part 3 The Solution

Our Inquiry question, what is Hobbes' solution to the state of nature?

In his masterpiece, The Leviathan, published in 1651, Hobbes advocates absolutist government

as the only means of ensuring order.

The Francis piece in the Leviathan is one of the most famous illustrations in the philosophical

world, if perhaps not the most famous illustration.

I really strongly advise you to stick this into Google, put Leviathan Frontispiece or Hobbes

illustration, or go on our website on the website page. Scroll down now and there's a link to it on

there, so have a look at it. But if you can't see it, or if you're busy out on the train,

if you downloaded this, you haven't got connection to the internet.

Here's Mr. Oli-Mali, who's going to walk you through every detail of this illustration.

Okay, so something a little bit different on the Pansesidecast. I'm going to describe to you the front

image of Leviathan. So, front cover of the Leviathan has a picture of the sovereign. The sovereign

is made up with many different people who are looking up towards him. He has a sword in one hand

and a cross ear in the other. This shows that not only does he have power of authority with his sword, he also has power of religion with his corset.

The sovereign is behind a hill which is overlooking a town in a rural English town.

There's several different images next to the Leviathan title.

They include religious buildings, castles, crowns, weapons, and people.

Beneath all of this is a quote from the book of Job in the Bible.

There is no power on earth to be compared to him, linking the figure to the monster of that book.

The image is powerful and striking and

fully lives up to the title Leviathan. From Ollie's characterisation there, you can probably

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