... known as his "social contract theory". With this theory in mind, Hobbes concluded that we as a people should submit to and abide by a sovereign power with absolute authority. His theories and philosophies are conveyed in his major political writings such as "The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic" ... sought out to simultaneously maintain peace and political obedience among the population. To conquer his quest for a great political system Hobbes considered a peaceful state without government where the individual decides how to act and how to carry out disputes that may arise. "The condi...

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