Thomas Hobbes believed that citizens must give up some of their liberties to form order.
Authoritarianism
Thomas Hobbes wrote the book Leviathan.
Thomas Hobbes was a monarchist who believed absolute power in the hands of a king or queen was the best form of government. He believed the only way manâ??s natural nastiness could be held in check was if there was a strong monarch in charge.
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.
Enlightenment thinkers
life, liberty, and property
Hobbes believe people exchange many personal freedoms for government protection
Hobbes believe people exchange many personal freedoms for government protection
Life, Liberty, Property.
Thomas Hobbes
Hobbes believe people exchange many personal freedoms for government protection
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Thomas Hobbes believed in an absolute monarchy as the most effective form of government. He argued that a strong central authority was necessary to maintain social order and prevent chaos. This belief was outlined in his work "Leviathan."
there was chaos otherwise
Authoritarianism
what were thomas hobbes's ideas
Thomas hobbes believed that it was human nature to be greedy and that we were to follow to rules given to us by our higher powers. He did not believe in the rights given to us from the idea of the social contract.