de Cive (the Citizen) notes

A brief summary of Thomas Hobbes 'De Cive', which discusses the outlines of politics and the creation of the commonwealth. This document outlines the creation of the commonwealth and defines types of sovereign power: power by right, absolute power, obedience of the citizen. Also simply defines different types of commonwealths, Hobbes believes as to which is best, objections to commonwealth and the ways in which a commonwealth can dissolve.