Analyzing Thomas Hobbes View Of Man's Nature

Within the Leviathan, the author Thomas Hobbes makes distinct claims based off his view of humanity and man’s nature. By answering multiple questions along the way Hobbes depicts in his book the Leviathan that humanity needs an answer for their deceptive being. The only answer Hobbes finds to keep the peace is to instill absolute power. Thomas Hobbes' distinct claims on Man’s Nature come in a package of five with a quickly followed definite answer that man needs a contract to adhere to. His means of that contract can not be fully trusted in all circumstances of the State. Hobbe’s claims that (1) man is competitive by nature to seek after honor and dignity which then only ensues hatred and envy, (2) that for man there is a difference in his
Which again is an accepted “Y” , to offer a more accurate “Z” then the stray from a totalitarian reign must start we must start realizing that aside from these clams the needs of man will always be very different. There is no way to make an exhausted claim of government prosper under the previous inferences. For the common good to prosper it would have to be apart of the law not just the reason for the law. In having a government more equated to the people without out sovereignty but still the fear of punishment there can be an implement established. The implement of the want of the fear of punishment because the man becomes the one in control. The common good can then become the private good because the majority of the common are the majority of the private. Hobbes gives the power of the many to the few or to the one in hopes of less dissension and peace, but it instead would give the potential for the State to have to much control (Which has to be good control or bad control.) Within that control over the masses there is a greater chance of that control being misguided if we strictly accept “Y” (the nature of