Thomas Hobbes
Born in London 1958
Received his college education at Oxford University in England
In his book he argued, People were naturally evil and could not be trusted to govern
He says people should not be trusted to make decisions on their own
Hobbes believed in the rule of the king because he felt a country needed an authority figure to provide direction and leadership
Hobbes believed Democracy was right because it allowed citizens to vote
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Became interested in why people allowed themselves to be ruled, and what the best for of government for England would be
In 1651, Hobbes wrote his most famous work "Levithon"
This is his work "Levithon"
Hobbes believed people were selfish and would do anything to better their position
Governments were created to protect people from their own selfishness and evil