“All states, all dominions that have held and do hold empire over men have been and are either republics or principalities.” Machiavelli, The Prince, tr. Mansfield, Chapter One. By dividing all known states into, principalities and republics, Machiavelli implies that any state ruled by more than one person is a republic, whether those rulers are few or many. As in Chapter Nine, however, the “people” or majority never rules, in a republic any more than in a principality, because they are incapable of rule and just wanted to be left alone. This explains why Machiavelli rejects Aristotle’s older threefold classification of rule by one, rule by few, or rule by the many, because while the many may sometimes appear to rule (as in cities that call themselves democracies) behind the scenes (as in Chapters Eight and Nine) the ruling is being done by one or a few. so we have some states that are principalities ruled by one person and others that are republics ruled by few whether very few or quite a few. Hobbes in Leviathan introduced a new model for those dominions that hold empire over men. The question: what is Hobbes Leviathan a principality in Machiavelli’s terms? a republic? Or something else? Note that the question is about Hobbes not Machiavelli so you can use material from chapter one eight and chapter nine (1, 8, 9) the latter your focus should be squarely on the former. And based on the concepts of principality and republic provided above try to apply them to the Leviathan and Leviathan to them. Begin by explaining how (if at all) the Leviathan state resembles a “principality.” Explain how (if at all) it resembles a “republic.” Explain how (if at all) it differs from each other’s -------------------------------------------- Make sure the answer is broken down but connected at the same time in 3 parts Show a clear thesis 1250 words not including citations 3 citations in each paper Use Hobbes Leviathan latest edition …. Hackett publishing Use The Prince also latest addition … Univ. of Chicago Press