Thomas Hobbes and the Nature of Government

When was Thomas Hobbes born?

• 1588

• 1600

• 1650

• 1700

What was Thomas Hobbes' profession?

• Scholar and Philosopher

• Artist and Inventor

• Politician and Lawyer

• Doctor and Scientist

What did Thomas Hobbes write about?

• Politics, Geometry, Physics, Religion, and History

• Literature, Music, Art, and Philosophy

• Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Astronomy

• Economics, Sociology, Psychology, and Anthropology

What question did Thomas Hobbes try to answer?

• Why do we have government?

• What is the meaning of life?

• How can we achieve world peace?

• Who should be the ruler of the world?

According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the life of man without government?

• Solitary, Poor, Nasty, Brutish, and Short

• Happy, Prosperous, Peaceful, and Long

• Exciting, Adventurous, Joyful, and Fulfilling

• Comfortable, Luxurious, Safe, and Secure

What did Thomas Hobbes believe about the social contract?

• People agreed to give up some rights and power in exchange for protection

• People agreed to overthrow the government if they were not satisfied

• People agreed to have multiple rulers instead of a single sovereign

• People agreed to have no government at all

What did Thomas Hobbes think was the best form of government?

• Monarchy led by a king

• Democracy with power in the hands of the people

• Anarchy with no government

• Oligarchy with power in the hands of a few

Who built on Hobbes' ideas and changed the focus from monarchy to democracy?

• John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei

• Socrates and Plato

• Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

What was the main focus of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

• Protection of people's rights

• Maintaining a strong central authority

• Promoting war and conflict

• Suppressing individual freedoms