2007-08-11 13:44:10 · 3 answers · asked by Babar R 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He did say that in his book Leviathan. Much of the book is occupied with demonstrating the necessity of a strong central authority to avoid the evil of discord and civil war. Any abuses of power by this authority are to be accepted as the price of peace.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes#Leviathan
http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/3x.htm
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/hobbes.html
2007-08-11 13:52:38 · answer #1 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure completely what you mean but Hobbes did believe that there should be an absolute ruler because humans are selfish and whatnot... he would've loved Lord of the Flies.
2007-08-11 20:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by xx. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Hobbes, the state was divided into classes, the aristocracy, gentry, merchant class, and the lower orders, each having its part to play and bearing individual duties and responsibilities. The head of the organised state was the king, who personally directed the affairs of not only the nation but the church.
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2007-08-14 12:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by Retired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋