Hobbes and Bodin on Sovereignty: A Comparative Analysis of Absolutism and its Historical Context The modern theory of sovereignty, as a central organizing principle of political philosophy and constitutional order, owes much of its intellectual lineage to Jean Bodin in the sixteenth century and Thomas Hobbes in the seventeenth. Both thinkers articulated a conception of … Continue reading Examine Hobbes’s conception of sovereignty in comparison with Bodin’s, with special reference to Sabine’s observation that Hobbes removed the inconsistencies left by Bodin. Analyse how Hobbes’s absolutist theory of sovereignty responded to the political crises of his time in contrast with Bodin’s framework.