Are we intrinsically good or evil? In what ways can we control our moral virtue or our wicked nature? What makes us righteous or vile? For many years, psychologists are trying to seek answers to these questions and are exploring different aspects of the human nature. Apart from psychologists, philosophers such a Thomas Hobbes have a different view on human nature. Many people believe that according to Hobbes humans are naturally evil, however, my reading of the Leviathan disapproves this belief. In this essay, I will argue the Leviathan does not portray humans as naturally evil nor naturally moral.
