He published a work known as Leviathan, in which he argued that before organized society all humans practiced self-preservation. This basically meant every man for himself under certain conditions. This egotistical view came to terms in a life or death situation. Hobbes knew that even though many people seemed grateful and giving to others, that when it came down to it, man would simply do anything necessary to ensure his own survival. To assist this issue, Mr. Hobbes believed that people made a sort of social contract that eventually formed a state. Hobbes titled this state “that great LEVIATHAN,” which basically stated that people within it agreed to withstand under an absolute ruler with unlimited
He published a work known as Leviathan, in which he argued that before organized society all humans practiced self-preservation. This basically meant every man for himself under certain conditions. This egotistical view came to terms in a life or death situation. Hobbes knew that even though many people seemed grateful and giving to others, that when it came down to it, man would simply do anything necessary to ensure his own survival. To assist this issue, Mr. Hobbes believed that people made a sort of social contract that eventually formed a state. Hobbes titled this state “that great LEVIATHAN,” which basically stated that people within it agreed to withstand under an absolute ruler with unlimited