Thomas Hobbes is a political philosopher known for seeking the philosophical basis of lasting peace. Hobbes is known for his philosophical theories, specifically his social contracts theory. In this paper I will argue how a certain passage from Thomas Hobbes reflects on his main argument of that human beings will never come completely together and agree on how they can all live together.
The passage from Hobbes that I will be responding to says, “Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man; the same is consequent to the time, … and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” (Hobbes 70). After reading this passage I suggest that Hobbes is saying that the citizens of the state …show more content…
Hobbes suggests specifically that society will function best with a Sovereign, which is best described as the referee of society. The Sovereign’s task is to assure the citizens follow the rules. Referring back to our first lecture on Thomas Hobbes we were shown a quote stating, “The felicity of this life, consisteth not in the repose of a mind satisfied. For there is no such utmost aim, nor greatest good, as is spoken of the books of the old moral philosophers.” This quote supports my acquisition that Hobbes believes that human beings are selfish and work to do things in their best interest as it explains that humans see each other as competition and that they always want to beat the other person. An example of the competition between humans in everyday life would be getting the better parking spot on campus since it is in best interest for yourself to get the parking spot closer to your destination. This quote also means that Hobbes believes that humans are creatures that we have needs that are never fulfilled, as we won’t stop until we get the next best thing. For example, if I got a brand new computer for my birthday, I would be thrilled for the first couple of weeks and then would become less satisfied with it, leading me to want the newest computer. This reflects back to Hobbes main
The passage from Hobbes that I will be responding to says, “Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man; the same is consequent to the time, … and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” (Hobbes 70). After reading this passage I suggest that Hobbes is saying that the citizens of the state …show more content…
Hobbes suggests specifically that society will function best with a Sovereign, which is best described as the referee of society. The Sovereign’s task is to assure the citizens follow the rules. Referring back to our first lecture on Thomas Hobbes we were shown a quote stating, “The felicity of this life, consisteth not in the repose of a mind satisfied. For there is no such utmost aim, nor greatest good, as is spoken of the books of the old moral philosophers.” This quote supports my acquisition that Hobbes believes that human beings are selfish and work to do things in their best interest as it explains that humans see each other as competition and that they always want to beat the other person. An example of the competition between humans in everyday life would be getting the better parking spot on campus since it is in best interest for yourself to get the parking spot closer to your destination. This quote also means that Hobbes believes that humans are creatures that we have needs that are never fulfilled, as we won’t stop until we get the next best thing. For example, if I got a brand new computer for my birthday, I would be thrilled for the first couple of weeks and then would become less satisfied with it, leading me to want the newest computer. This reflects back to Hobbes main