Question

Hobbes wrote in “The Leviathan” believed that peoples’ lives without government were “…Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” In his opinion, people are not naturally good; therefore, he supported this form of government __________________________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Authoritarian.

Explanation:

Thomas Hobbes' most famous work is Leviathan, which was published in 1651, where he describes, among other things, the mechanical laws that strictly control everything in nature, including human behavior. According to Hobbes, human natural behavior is selfish and focused on survival. His aim is to put himself above other people and gain her own advantages. In the state of nature, Hobbes writes, all life becomes a war of all against all. To avoid such a state, it was necessary to create a state power, a Leviathan, which at this time was synonymous with a sovereign, a dictator, whose function was to protect the people.