Question

__________ supported the Enlightenment idea that people are naturally selfish

Answer 1

Thomas Hobbes is the first person that comes to mind 

Answer 2

Answer:

Thomas Hobbes.

Explanation:

The primary significant figure in the English Enlightenment was the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes, who started his occupation as an instructor but branched out to philosophy about the age of thirty. In Leviathan, Hobbes develops on the creation of man and supports the absolutist control. Because of Hobbes' realistic aspect of human nature, he thought the only kind of administration effective adequately to operate humanity's evil thoughts in line was an independent sovereignty, where a king exercised highest and unchecked authority over his nationals.