DO NOW

 You are stranded on a deserted island with a group

of people you have never met and very little
resources.
 In 5-6 sentences, tell me what your life would be
like (THINGS TO THINK ABOUT: How would
you survive? How would others survive? Do you
think people will be helpful or selfish?)
THOMAS HOBBES
Unit 1, Day 2
Who is Thomas Hobbes?

 Writer and
thinker in
England
during the
1600s.
Wrote Leviathan
and argued for a
government to
keep order.
What were Hobbes ideas and beliefs?

Without a
government
there would
be no order,
just chaos.
With everyone fighting we would be in a
“state of nature.”
 What is a State of Nature?

 A wild state untouched by

civilization
 Life is nasty, brutish, and short
How do we get out of a state of
nature?
 To escape, man needs a social
contract with government
What is a social contract?
 Citizen give up certain rights in order
to receive social order
Examples
You give You get
Examples
You give You get
Government
You agree to give the Gov’t authority...
Government
you are protected and provided for.
What kind of government did Hobbes
think was best?
 Hobbes argued people were naturally
wicked and could not be trusted to
govern.
 Hobbes believed that an absolute

monarchy-a government that gave all

power to a king or queen-was best.
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OR
Summarize!