Politics

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A natural state

In 1651, Thomas Hobbes published his most famous work, Leviathan, in which he proposed a model of early human development to justify the creation of human associations. Hobbes described an ideal state of nature wherein every person had equal right to every resource in nature and was free to use any means to acquire those resources. Hobbes noted that such an arrangement created a ?war of all against all? (bellum omnium contra omnes). Further, he noted that men would enter into a social contract and would give up absolute rights for certain protections.

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1651 - Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan - State of nature - Bellum omnium contra omnes - Social contract

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While it appears that social cooperation and dominance hierarchies predate human societies, Hobbes?s model illustrates a rationale for the creation of societies (polities).

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Dominance hierarchies - Societies - Polities

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