Instructor: James Ransom
March 7, 2013
Hobbes and Bossuet: Essay Assignment
Rough Draft Due: Thursday, March 14
Draft Returned With Comment: Friday, March 15
Final Draft Due: Last Day of Quarter
TOPIC
Is it ever justified to rebel against the sovereign?
Discuss the contrasting methodological approaches of Hobbes (Leviathan II.21, "Of The Liberty of Subjects") and Bossuet (Politics Drawn from Holy Scripture V.2-3 "On the Obedience Due to the Prince"; "Two Difficulties"). Provide a balanced discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of both methodologies.
What are their respective conclusions? Where do they overlap? Where do they differ? Finally, persuasively state your own opinion on the question.
Instructions
- Length: 3-5 pages, typed and double spaced. 12 point Times New Roman
- Both rough drafts and final drafts must be typed
- The rough draft must be fully developed. Submit the draft in a manila folder with an outline and notes which provide a contemporaneous record of your thought process in creating the draft.
- Your essay should be based on a close reading of the passages referenced above. Include xeroxes of the passages with mark-ups, highlights and annotations in the draft folder.
- Give your essay a title.
- Carefully proofread your essay. Avoid all spelling errors and check your grammar.
- Revise your prose to eliminate awkward constructions. Use formal academic style. Write in concise sentences.
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