Hobbes View

Hobbe’s says that humans are dangerous and that we can’t live sociably in nature. Further, in order to keep us at peace and keep us safe we need a sovereign or one leader. Then, all people need to come together and make a covenant or a formal agreement. Hobbes states what every man who agrees with the covenant says, “ I authorize and give up my right of governing myself to this man, or to this assembly of men, on this condition, that thou give up thy right to him and authorize all his actions in like manner” (Pg 3). By following the formal agreement people are giving up their free will for the benefit of safety. Realistically, in today’s world we have the type of government that Hobbes describes. We have one man in power that looks out for our best interest (President) and he keeps us safe. So, going back to Hobbe’s main point that mankind can’t live sociably in nature, we can’t and how the world is today and the way our government works is an example of Hobbe’s view on humans.