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    Thomas Hobbes’ idea of the state of nature of humans is an understandable philosophy that can be proved true by examples in history‚ but his contract solution for the human state of nature is a ruthless and unrealistic idea that I could not get behind. I can agree with some ideas expressed in Hobbes’ state of nature‚ but his solution weds some tweaking for me to support it. The human state of nature according to Thomas Hobbes consists of pure anarchy. I don’t completely agree with everything thomas

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    Thomas Hobbes and the Social Contract When analyzing the modern social contract theorists‚ one must take into account the conditions that the philosopher was living in while devising his social contract. Each theorist: Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ John Locke and Thomas Hobbes all have the same idea but each has his theory rooted in very different beliefs. Rousseau formulated his theory in the middle of the French Enlightenment and the same theory breathed life into the intellectual basis for the French

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    Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher remembered today for his work in philosophy. Hobbes was a rationalist and tried to use the scientific method in his own works on power‚ politics‚ and human nature. His greatest work was the Leviathan written in the midst of a civil war. Hobbes discarded theory’s that placed secular power under theological authority. He believed that humans were moving organisms which were required to be restrained by authority to prevent them from pursuing selfish ends .

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    In the Leviathan‚ Thomas Hobbes argues that the fallacies of the State of nature can be remedied through the social contract.” if they think good‚ to a monarch as absolutely as to other representative“(pg. 241). Hobbes claims that the monarchy is the best form of government. I believe he assumes too much when he argues that the monarch will work for the same interests as the people and does not consider the alternative of a monarch who becomes corrupt from the absolute authority given to him. I will

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    Hobbes: Human Nature and Political Theory Thomas Hobbes writes in his 1651 masterpiece Leviathan of his interpretations of the inherent qualities of mankind‚ and the covenants through which they enter in order to secure a peaceful existence. His book is divided up into two separate sections; Of Man‚ in which Hobbes describes characteristics of humans coexisting without the protection of a superior earthly authority‚ and Of Commonwealth‚ which explains how humans trapped in that primal ‘state

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    “Summum Bonum” leads to the state of war where peace can only be achieved within an absolute monarchy? According to the 17th century philosopher‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ humans share a fundamental quality – an enduring desire for power‚ glory and self-perseverance‚ and in the right of nature it is upon each man’s liberty to use his own power to persist his existence. Hobbes‚ in one of his most influential texts‚ Leviathan (1651)‚ constructs arguments which justify destroying one’s fellow man to achieve one’s goals

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    Arden Bentley AP Euro 3/9/13 Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke and Jean-Racques Rosseau were philosophers who stated their belief of human nature and how we should govern mankind. Although Rousseau was born a different time than Hobbes and Locke‚ they all had a very strong influence on the way governments should function. They created a revolutionary idea of the state of nature‚ the way men were before a government came into play. Each philosopher developed guidelines and responsibilities that the government

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    way government should be run‚ while some ideas would benefit the community as a whole‚ others would destroy it and cause chaos. For example‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ as expressed in Leviathan‚ believed an absolute monarchy was the best and only way to govern a country. He believed that this government was the only one that could maintain peace. In Leviathan Hobbes argues that absolute monarchy is the only right form of government and believed that any form of ordered government is preferable to civil war

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    Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan A book called Leviathan (1660)‚ written by Thomas Hobbes‚ in argues that all social peace and unity is and can be achieved through the use of a sovereign power. Hobbes begins the Leviathan with his theories on man. He believes men are a basic creature and relativity simple. They are nothing but creatures that react to their surroundings‚ which leads to their wants and desires. Because the world’s environment is ever changing so is man. All of these different desires floating

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    Thomas Hobbes believed that humans were selfish and should not be in government‚ so to control the selfishness he believed there should be one king or queen to rule. But he also believed because humans were selfish that there should be a multi-cultural and unbiased

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