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Books by Thomas Hobbes mentioned on podcasts
Thomas Hobbes's foundational philosophical masterpiece 'Leviathan' is frequently referenced across contemporary podcasts to explore political theory, conflict, and the nature of society. On the 'Lex Fridman Podcast', John Mearsheimer discussed Hobbes's perspective on how individuals resolve competition and conflict by establishing a state, directly referencing the title of Hobbes's renowned work. Similarly, Marc referenced Hobbes on 'The Ben & Marc Show' when invoking the famous phrase describing life in a state of nature as nasty, brutish, and short, which ties back to the core themes explored in 'Leviathan'. The 'Freakonomics Radio' host also cited the 17th-century philosopher and his book 'Leviathan' to elaborate on the origin of a famous phrase and to connect it to the title of a guest's book. On 'Modern Wisdom', a guest noted that Hobbes wrote his masterpiece specifically in response to the English Civil War. These discussions collectively highlight how Hobbes's framework of social contract theory and the concept of the state remain vital touchstones for podcasters and scholars analyzing historical and modern political philosophy.
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Leviathan
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes is a foundational 1651 political treatise arguing that human life in a state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short, and that peace requires absolute submission to a strong central authority.
Discussed“So I call it the neo-Hobzian narrative. As you refer to Hobbes' line from Leviathan, before the advent of the state, human life was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
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Aristotle's Treatise on Rhetoric,.
Discussed“I think that Aristotle has a great line in his book on rhetoric where he says the truth has a tendency to prevail.”
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Gateway to the Social Contract
Discussed“and we've lost that and it's it's something that we yeah i mean this is hobbs right obviously a philosophy guy and you know life in his state of nature is nasty shortish and brutal right yeah british and short i mean and you know you have a social contract”
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