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Ancient Literature
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2. For Hobbes, in the state of nature for major aspects describes men, passion, reason, experience,
and physical force. The author maintains that humans were social beings who could seek
friendship instead of war with one another. In fact, Hobbes argues that in the event unrest,
humans had to seek peace. Therefore, the idea of survival for the fittest was not part of the nature
of human beings before the establishment of governments and the modern state (p.21-22).
3. According to Hobbes, humans were not always under constant war for resources; instead they
sought means of exchanging what they had for what they lacked. The natural human being
sought union and to benefit from the meetings that they had with other people around them
(p.24).
4. No error.
5. Hobbes holds that the doctrine of authority is that of common wealth and not monarchy, which
recognizes the ruling class and the ordinary citizens (p.75-76).
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Work Cited
Hobbes, Thomas. Elements of law, natural and political. Routledge, 2013.