Thomas Hobbes and the Stark Realities of the State of Nature
Words: 491 1595Thomas Hobbes, a name synonymous with the foundation of political philosophy, offers a provocative image of the state of nature that continues to influence modern political thought and discourse. Hobbes’s depiction, primarily articulated in his seminal work "Leviathan," portrays human life without government as solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. This vivid portrayal aims not just to scare but to provide a logical foundation for the absolute authority of a sovereign. Hobbes's theory starts with the assumption that human nature […]