Thomas Hobbes

What was Thomas Hobbes Known for?

• His ideas of creating a new government.

• His poetry, readings, and scriptures.

• His work on political philosophy, especially the Leviathon.

• That the government was was unstable and he rebelled with the people who agreed.

What kind of Philosopher was Hobbes?

• Communism

• Aninism

• Political

• Theorist absolutism

Hobbes believed that without government, the "state of nature" would leave humans...?

• With an abundance of resources

• In perpetual war

• In a state of happiness

• More choices

What is an agreement between people and the government?

• Social Contract

• Consent

• Voting

• Natural Rights

According to Hobbes, what is the purpose of government?

• Enforce order.

• Protect all people.

• Take our money.

• Make us happy

Social contract theory means that people agree to give up some of their rights for the government's protection.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Hobbes favored a...?

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

Thomas Hobbes believed in one ruler (a monarch) because he said people were naturally brutish and selfish.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?

• Fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective.

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• Scared, hungry, lonely, and cold.

• Selfish, cruel, brutish, and greedy.

In Hobbes's view of the social contract, people retained the right to question, overthrow, or replace their government.

• TRUE

• FALSE