![]() ![]() Those messages are in turn experienced as sights, sounds, odors, tastes, and textures. In short, an object places pressure on one of the human sense organs, and a message is sent to the brain via the nerves. The production of such appearances are collectively known as the human senses, and every human thought originates in some way from the sense organs. Human thoughts are a “ Representation” or “ Appearance” of some physical body known as an “ Object,” which works upon one of the human sense organs to produce different representations. Hobbes begins with the basic thoughts of humankind. So is the case in art and in any other work created by humankind, such as in the “great LEVIATHAN,” also known as a common-wealth, or state, which is itself an “Artificiall Man.” In Leviathan, Hobbes describes the nature of a common-wealth-how a common-wealth is made and under what circumstances it is maintained or destroyed-and he also explains the “Christian common-wealth” and the “Kingdome of Darkness.” ![]() Human life is nothing but the movement of arms and legs, Hobbes argues, and any automated machine that has “artificial life” is no different. ![]()
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