English philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that life would be "nasty, brutish and short" without a strong government. IDEAS explores how a new take on Hobbes offers a surprising perspective on the ...

Hobbesian political philosophy, rooted in the works of Thomas Hobbes, emphasizes the necessity ... human beings would exist in a "state of nature," characterized by chaos and violence.

Thomas Hobbes was an accomplished English philosopher ... beliefs and helped him come to his conclusions regarding the state of nature and his social contract theory. When he was older, Hobbes ...