Question

To avoid civil unrest, fear, insecurity and a state of perpetual violence Hobbes believed that people_____

Answer 1

Answer:

Thomas Hobbes believed that people needed a strong central authority and a social contract in order to avoid our natural state of being fearful and insecure and at war and conflict.

Explanation:

Thomas Hobbes lived from 1588 to 1679 and he is considered one of the most influential philosophers of the modern political system. He is known for what is called social contract theory that emphasized our social need for strong rule. Hobbes discussed the idea that the state or society cannot be secure unless controlled by an absolute sovereign. Hobbes was concerned with the problem of social and political order because at his time in history there was the English Civil War and there was a great climate of fear and conflict. He believed it was necessary to obey a sovereign who can order and impose rules on society because otherwise, we will fall into a pattern that reflects our nature of being uncivil and conflictive.  We have to sacrifice some of our freedom to the King or sovereign in exchange for keeping the peace.