Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
Thomas Hobbes constructed his Political Philosophy on the basis of his postulates derived from
APrinciples of Natural Science ✓ Correct
BSocial Science
CTheology
DMetaphysics
Correct answer: (A) Principles of Natural Science — Hobbes built his political philosophy on postulates drawn from the principles of natural science.
Explanation
★Hobbes built his political philosophy on postulates drawn from the principles of natural science.
★He admired geometry and the new mechanics of Galileo, and applied their method to human affairs.
★His resolutive-compositive method breaks society down into its elements and rebuilds it from the motions of individuals.
★From this he derived two postulates, the postulate of natural appetite and the postulate of natural reason.
★Human beings are treated as bodies in motion, driven by desire and aversion, like matter governed by mechanical laws.
★This scientific, materialist foundation separates Hobbes sharply from the theological politics of the Middle Ages.
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