Chapter 13 of Thomas Hobbes "Leviathan"" begins with Hobbes comparing man's characteristics. ... Thomas Hobbes argues in his essay, "Leviathan, " that abiding by morality's limits on our conduct helps us to achieve our goals. ... (Leviathan) "To keep society from going to war with each other, Hobbes theorizes that there must be a commitment to choose an alternative to a life of "warre."" ... This sovereign is the head of the Leviathan, and will create laws, act as judge, and defend the peace. ... And if this is possible to create a Leviathan society that Hobbes proposes, then everyon...

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One hundred and thirty years later, with the publication of Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes brought beliefs on the foundation and extent of government out of the church and into the next level of political thought. ... Hobbes gives us the first true definition of the state of nature and the purpose of man's existence in it. ... Hobbes state of nature is essentially a never ceasing lust for that which we desire and the propensity of man to do anything to attain that want. ... This compromise according to Hobbes developed into what is now termed as the "social contract". ... John Locke elaborat...

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