1. Hobbes Theory of Peace and Absolute Sovereignty
... three principle desires: preservation of life, enjoyment of physical pleasures and comforts, and lastly, acquisition or maintainability of power. As a consequence of our appetites and aversions dictating our lives, we are inevitably brought in to this state of nature by means of three principle causes contributing to conflict: competition, diffidence, and glory. The foundation of Hobbes' argument, as a result of this reasoning, is that ... he is able to compellingly claim that peace is unattainable on the rationale that humans are prone to this state of nature unless there is an establi...
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