The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes was a believer that all humans are completely self-interested. He argued that without a strong, stable government or political authority, which in his time would be absolute monarchy, mankind would constantly be at war with each other, because we are solely looking out for ourselves. According to him, the only alternative to living under the authority of a government is complete chaos, violence and insecurity. He even went as far as to describe human life as “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.” Although he seemingly did not think very highly of the human race, he certainly paved the way for many other brilliant philosophies to come. For example, he helped theorists connect political and moral
