Pilot Lecture: Power and Justice—Does Might Make Right?

Course Overview

Discover the hidden philosophic foundations that form our contemporary political and social thinking.

Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan is renowned for asserting that the legitimacy of any government rests on the consent of the governed. If people refuse to be governed, then that government loses its right to rule. In this Wondrium Pilot, join Professor Jennifer Uleman as she explores the intricate relationship between justice and power throughout history.

This course aims to unpack the philosophical debates surrounding the balance of authority and ethical governance, challenging the notion of whether might indeed makes right.

Video Lecture List

1. Power and Justice: Does Might Make Right?

• 31 min
• Examine Hobbes’s philosophy and its implications for governance, authority, and societal order.