S/P/34. The creation of, and the extent of power held by Hobbes sovereign

This paper details the steps given by Hobbes' in order to justify a sovereign. It then gives a more balanced account of Hobbes' political theory than simply saying he was a justifier of tyrants, showing that Hobbes' own words did endow humans with some (albeit very limited) rights, and the sovereign with some duties. This paper therefore aims to show that Hobbes' political theory was not entirely one sided and thus tries to save his work from the caricature interpretation it often receives.