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Thomas Hobbes: 'The natural condition of mankind'.
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... Thomas Hobbes: 'The natural condition of mankind'. The idea for Hobbes was to try to see how humans would act without government, shown in 'The Natural Condition of Mankind'. From this, he felt that a truthful form of government could be justified. The book, "The Leviathan" (1651) was Hobbes's dissertation on what it meant to be human and how the state could best control them. Essentially, it raises a number of interesting and truthful points. However, there appears to be a number of inaccuracies which lead to some problems in Hobbes's political philosophy. In this essay, it will be shown what 'The natural Condition of mankind' is. Secondly, a number - but by no means exhaustive - of criticisms which demonstrate some flaws in his argument. Lastly, an evaluation of the usefulness of the argument. Thomas Hobbes ( 1588 - 1679 ) lived in a stormy period of English history. The most
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