... delectation only), endeavor to destroy, or subdue one another."" Hobbes notes that there are three natural causes of conflict among people in the state of nature: distrust of one another, competition for limited resources, and glory (to preserve one's reputation): "So that in the nature of man, we find three principle causes of quarrel. First ... , Competition; Secondly, Diffidence; Thirdly, Glory. The first maketh men invade for Gain; the second, for Safety; and the third, for Reputation. The first use Violence, to make themselves Masters of other ... as even the weakest person has th...

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... reach the point where they fear no one, they will not feel pleasure; instead they will feel grief and anxiety. Hobbes states that there are three principles of quarrels: a. competition, b. diffidence, and c. glory. Competition, so that they make themselves feel like master's of objects. Diffidence, to defend the objects obtained. And glory, for the victor's ego. This is what Hobbes calls war ... ...

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... is never satisfied with what he has achieved. The desire to want more is stronger than that of a feeling of satisfaction with what one has already gained. 5 With the ongoing competition that exists in the state of war, eventually man develops a need for rest. Any man at one point in his life, no matter how hard he has worked to attain ... to seek peace and follow it" (Hobbes 104). Laws must be set forth and adhered to in order to prevent the anarchy that would erupt from an endless state of competition. The social contract exists of out the necessity for protection, as well as peace. Wi...

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... is never satisfied with what he has achieved. The desire to want more is stronger than that of a feeling of satisfaction with what one has already gained. With the ongoing competition that exists in the state of war, eventually man develops a need for rest. Any man at one point in his life, no matter how hard he has worked to attain ... to seek peace and follow it" (Hobbes 104). Laws must be set forth and adhered to in order to prevent the anarchy that would erupt from an endless state of competition. The social contract exists of out the necessity for protection, as well as peace. With...

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... others, that are in the same danger with himself." (Hobbes, Leviathan 98) This constant search for power results in what Hobbes believes as the " three principle causes of quarrel. First, competition; secondly, diffidence; thirdly, glory." (Hobbes, Leviathan 99) But because of these three causes fears are created, "The passions that incline men to peace, are fear of death; desire of such ... living" (Hobbes, Leviathan 102), which means as long as there is a way for an individual to feel secure, humans can live together and co-exist peacefully without the need for competition, difference...

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... allowing him to escape the paranoia and corruption that self-preservation through a fear of death could bring. As was mentioned earlier Rousseau's State of Nature is one of abundance, meaning; competition amongst men was practically non-existent, thus displaying yet another difference from Locke and Hobbes and consequentially contributing Comment [CB15]: I would start a new paragraph here. Comment [CB16]: Awkwardly phrased and ... ...

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... the protection of the public from physical harm and conquest. Hobbes says of human nature, "So that in the nature of man we find three principal causes of quarrel. First, competition; secondly, diffidence; thirdly, glory."(Hobbes: Para 06). In this nature of man, without government, these goals are achieved by physical force or coercion based on the threat of physical violence ... ...

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