Machiavelli and Hobbes, in their essays (the Prince by Machiavelli & the Leviathan by Hobbes) focused on studying how people act and how social systems are governed. ... He says that people have "continual fear and danger of violent death" (Hobbes, Leviathan), which means that humankind live to enjoy pleasure and avoid pain. ... Hobbes and Machiavelli both agree that morality does not exist. For Hobbes, morality is a human invention. ... They may differ in the way they explain human nature but they show us a good understanding of human behavior, and believe that life in the state o...

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