Man has the right and ability to do whatever it takes to survive, even if that means hurting or killing others. In the State of Nature, man's natural rights are Life, Liberty and Estate. Hobbes view of Natural Law is peace, where a man is obligated to seek peace under any circumstance. .
Hobbes feels that man created a civil state in order to avoid anarchy, due to the motive of human nature, which Hobbes sees fear of death, which supports the reasoning to why the Civil Society was formed. Explained in the Leviathan, "For every man is desirous of what is good for him, and shuns what is evil, but chiefly the chiefest of natural evil, which is death" (Hobbes 761). At this point, man gives up two of his natural rights when entering a civil state; Liberty and Estate, keeping his right to life but no longer being self governed man is then ruled by a sovereign whose power is absolute Monarchy is the form of government in which Hobbes feels is the best means of effecting peace because the interests of the Monarch are the same as the people. He feels the Monarch would receive better council, policies will be more consistent and there is less chance of a Civil War because the Monarch cannot disagree with himself. This absolute sovereign has all power and authority over all and there is no sharing of powers with in this type of government. All this power Hobbes states is irrevocable and no one can go against this government with in a Civil State. .
John Locke, another political philosopher lived between the years 1632-1704. He writes in response to the Glorious Revolution. This was when James II ruled; he had a son and a daughter. At that time, parliament decided to invite the daughter, Mary and her husband to rule, where the father then fought with the daughter. The English army refused to fight for James II and all but the daughter and husband fled. After the controversy took place, the daughter and her husband took control.