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What is the purpose of the government according to Hobbes?

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John Locke believed that the government existed in order to help protect people and to help society function, while Thomas Hobbes believed that people needed the government to tell them what to do, or otherwise, there would be nothing but fighting among people. read more

Hobbes View and the Purpose of the Government According to Thomas Hobbes, and some other philosophers[1], the main purpose of government is to maintain order and security[2] even through oppression and depriving people of their personal freedom. read more

"Governments were created, according to Hobbes, to protect people from their own selfishness and evil. The best government was one that had the great power of a leviathan, or sea monster. Hobbes believed in the rule of a king because he felt a country needed an authority figure to provide direction and leadership. read more

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