... on Hobbes' bourgeois theories. Those who are not in favor of Hobbes' bourgeois society, compare it closely to those societies that are built on the principles of capitalism, and the thought that such a society will inevitably collapse because of the structure it was built upon, as well as Hobbes' disregard for moderation in the pursuit of power by status or monetary gain in Leviathan. On ... the other side of the argument, we can look at Hobbes' advocacy of moderation in the bourgeois society, limiting competition between persons within the society and offering a ... vision of a civ...

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... enlightenment and how they would have interacted with one another in this state. This view of humans in their natural state is split between philosophers such as Hobbes and Spinoza who have a relatively pessimistic on the view of human nature, agreeing on themes such as the hazardous nature of man within the state of nature the need for a central sovereign figure but differ ... they come to such a conclusion. This view is different to the themes of philosophers such as Locke, who have a more optimistic view on human nature, believing men are not destined to perpetual war as suggested by...

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