80). In order to maintain a state of peace we need some coercive power to control us, as Hobbs assures us. As I showed above, we are all competitive, and without a maintaining structure we would always remain in a brutal state of nature. Therefore, we need to be restrained from following our desires. By having a power over us we will develop a fear of punishment, and won't break laws of nature. Here Hobbs shows significance of having a social contract, or establishing covenants, by mutually transferring our rights to each other. Yet, if the law of nature binds us to preserve our lives, then we initially have a fear not to break our covenants, since by doing so we will risk our lives and will go back to the state of nature. Hence, we develop a fear of "an oath", and therefore we naturally incline to follow the covenants derived by Hobbs (p.87). .
Not only does Hobbs like the idea of monarchy, he also strongly supports it. By developing a commonwealth, we grant a "free gift" to a single person- a sovereign, and equally share rights between each other (p. 82). According to Leviathan only one person can obtain such "gift." Monitoring power cannot be divided because of our competitiveness, therefore we create a sovereign, a single ruler, either by "acquisition" or "institution" - by force or choice, to preserve our peace and to create political order (p.110). Despite the lack of our choice of the sovereign, we must obey and not question his laws because we authorize him on our behalf. Meanwhile, the sovereign, "artificial man" or "mortal god" has no rules to obey other than the laws of nature (p.3). Since God creates these laws, only divine power can judge the sovereign. On the contrary, if in the commonwealth the sovereign fails to maintain peace and provide commodious living, then we would automatically return to the state of nature. We are not allowed to stop sovereign and offer a better proposition, till commonwealth falls.
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