Leviathan was intended to make a powerful case for a restored monarchy
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What happened to Thomas in 1647?
He was disabled by an illness but on recovering, went on to finish the book in 1650
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Why did Thomas flea to Paris?
What is felt he was marked a man
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Who is Thomas's mother?
She was unknown
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What was Thomas interested in in school?
Physical doctrine of motion and physical momentum.
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Why were the royals angered with the Leviathan?
The Leviathan supported the work that took on the arguments of both the Presbyterian and Papal factions which used scripture to undergird their claims. This angered the Royalists because they were mostly fiercely Catholic.
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What ideas did Thomas express during this time?
Education, science, reason, Erastianism and political order
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What work did Thomas pursue in Paris?
He disdained experimental work in physics
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What were the names of his two brothers?
Francis and Edmund
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Who did Thomas study under?
The Cavendish family.
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What was Thomas most famous and well known for?
His book Leviathan (1651) and his political views on society
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What was Thomas most famous and well known for?
His book Leviathan (1651) and his political views on society
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What short treatise did he write while in Paris?
The elements of Law
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What family did Thomas connect to when he was about 19?
The Cavendish family
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Who did Thomas spend most of the rest of his life in the employment with?
The Cavendish family.
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What does the Leviathan represent?
The most powerful study of modern politics in English
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Who did the secularist spirit of Thomas's book (The Leviathan) greatly anger?