1. Hobbes Theory of Peace and Absolute Sovereignty
... claim that peace is unattainable on the rationale that humans are prone to this state of nature unless there is an established form of absolute government. The premise of Hobbes' argument being successful resides in his ability to convince the people that the state of nature is in fact a ... solution to this intolerable state of nature, which is the ideal state where a sovereign with absolute power rules over the people. Hobbes fist provides a set of laws, the laws of nature, which aim to guide human behavior towards self-preservation. Though there are many of them, we will focus mainly ...
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