![]() ![]() ![]() Without going into the contentious issue of the causes of such situations, here, in lieu of the previous, central rule of law, we have the rule of the strongest, or the most cunning, the most powerful: a de facto basis for ruling and not one based in right or law. From Sierra Leone, to Afghanistan, Iraq, to Libya, a war of each against each, tribe against tribe, warlord against warlord ensues. Perhaps Hobbes’ argument finds support in examples of those states around the world where, following the collapse of a central government and state, a condition of war ensues. These views were expressed in his book Leviathan (1651).Įssentially, without a government with absolute powers, anarchy will ensue. This support was in part, influenced by his philosophical views, especially his view of human nature. Before and up to the first English Revolution, he supported the monarchical forces of Charles Stuart against the revolutionary Parliamentary forces. Politically, Thomas Hobbes, (1588-1679) favoured Absolute Monarchy. Do you think that his call for an absolute government is merited? Relate your arguments with present day examples. Explain Hobbes justification for a government with absolute authority. ![]()
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