Thomas Hobbes

Politics

Leviathan

Leader

Authoritarian

Wants strong leadership,more rules

The social contract

Agreement between the state and the people in which the people agree to follow certain rules for protection

Political spectrum

Right wing

Human rights

• Argued that humans are naturally selfish and driven by self interest

• Life is full of anger, violence and constant fear

• Famously said’ The life of a man is solitary, poor, nasty Brutish and short’

Religion

• He was Atheist

• Are you at the church hold some responsibility for the outbreak of civil War

• Supreme authority on Earth rest with the sovereign rather the church

Government and state

• Strong and powerful state

• Absolute monarchy

• You must obey your leader at all times(Unless they threaten your life)

• They could live either without government in the state of nature or under a strong powerful government