Both believe that an absolute rule is needed to protect one’s country from internal conflict and external conflict. Where the two differ is on their perspective of God’s involvement and place of importance among the absolute rule. Hobbes believes that yes, God is important but one's loyalty is with the king and the king alone. Bossuet, on the other hand, believes that God is the entire reasoning behind an absolute ruler being chosen. Bossuet writes about God anointing the ruler and God being the one giving the king the power that he has. One absolute ruler who went against, in more than one way, both Hobbes and Bossuert’s theories was Ivan the Terrible of
Both believe that an absolute rule is needed to protect one’s country from internal conflict and external conflict. Where the two differ is on their perspective of God’s involvement and place of importance among the absolute rule. Hobbes believes that yes, God is important but one's loyalty is with the king and the king alone. Bossuet, on the other hand, believes that God is the entire reasoning behind an absolute ruler being chosen. Bossuet writes about God anointing the ruler and God being the one giving the king the power that he has. One absolute ruler who went against, in more than one way, both Hobbes and Bossuert’s theories was Ivan the Terrible of