Thomas Hobbes wrote the Leviathan (1651). He was convinced that all humans were naturally selfish and wicked. Without government to keep order Hobbes said, there would be "war . . . of every man against every man," and life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." In order to escape such a bleak life people had to hand over their rights to a strong ruler.
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Thomas Hobbes wrote the book Leviathan.
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Hobbes argued that because the "general will" of the people was for freedom, the people as a whole should force individual citizens to conform to the general will.
Thomas Hobbes believed that citizens must give up some of their liberties to form order.
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what were thomas hobbes's ideas
Thomas Hobbes had a very pessimistic view of human nature. He had called man's life, among other things, solitary, nasty, and short.
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was English.
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
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what were thomas hobbes's ideas
Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5, 1588
He had a terrible childhood.