Thomas Hobbes believed men were all equal with the same basic motivations. He believed the natural state of nature was called â??warreâ?? and without proper control by a qualified government, men would resort to whatever means necessary to thrive and best other men. He believed life itself was short, brutal and nasty..
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A 17th century philosopher and educator, Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) has long been famous for his pithy yet unflattering description of the natural state (or, "state of nature") of human beings as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." He argued further that human life outside of civilization is an ongoing war of all against all.
According to Thomas Hobbes, in the state of nature every person had complete liberty. He proposed that the pure state of nature is the natural condition of mankind.
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According to Thomas Hobbes, the state of nature or life would be worthless if not protected by the state, while according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the state of nature involves men driving towards self-preservation.
The will of the people. The state has to have the consent from the people whom they rule.Thomas Hobbes proposed a theory of social contract. Hobbes contended that for society to remain in order during peacetime it was essential to adopt a social contract between the people and their Sovereign Authority. This theory he outlined in his work entitled 'The Leviathan'.Society would cede their natural rights and in return would receive the protection of the state. Hobbes argued that without such a social contract anarchy would ensue where every man had only their own self interest. Hobbes referred to this as the 'state of nature' and contended that life would be 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short'.The sovereign authority would control civil, military, judicial and powers of the church,. However this control was granted by the people to whom it would offer protection.