... not a very popular man. He sought to achieve stability and peace through investigating the nature of social life. In the Leviathan, Hobbes attempts to explain the nature of power. He states it is in the nature of man to fight his neighbors, and unless there ... which is worst of all continual fear, and the danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." (Hobbes, The Leviathan) Fortunately man is endowed with reason which in turn enables him to recognize his problem and ultimately discover a solution to said problem. This is why ... Hobbes" foun...

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... looked toward its own power. Other writers began to rise and discuss issues of sovereignty and the state. Thomas Hobbes discusses the state and refers to it as "Leviathan" which is the concurring title of his work. Believing man to be evil, Hobbes fashions his description of the state as the mechanism to control and harness the capabilities of man. There can be ... to reason. The state's interest is supreme, as well as, its authority. These ideas were written in direct opposition to the church and its history. Hobbes desired a complete refutation of the Church's influence in government....

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