Thomas Hobbes- Traditional

Human nature?

individuals are selfish, driven by a restless and ruthless desire for supremacy and security

Society

there can be no society without state intervention brining authority to human affairs

What is life until the state intervenes with society

nasty short and brutish

The state?

Contract between people who seek authority and security and the state

The state must be autocratic

Economy?

constructive and enduring economic activity is not possible until the state intervenes