Emma Weinheimer and Joshua Hochschild interview Barrett Turner about Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan.

Dr. Turner is a professor of Theology at Mount St. Mary's University.

Recorded 2020-21

0:00 Introduction

6:50 Hobbes' Context

13:02 Political Authority

17:20 Content of Leviathan

20:35 Alternative Salvation

23:17 Logic of the Social Contract

29:47 Liberty without Justice

31:25 Historical Account

34:25 Plato's Glaucon

37:15 Tyranny & Conscience

42:22 Leviathan Books 3 & 4

45:38 Practical Effects

52:05 Advice for Readers