Hobbes was a believer in the new scientific thought and that mathematical knowledge was the way to the truth. Though Hobbes supported absolutism, he did not believe that the ruler's power derived from God. Hobbes believed in the Common Wealth system.131 This is a system, like absolutism, in which there is one absolute ruler. In Hobbes' system this ruler does not get his power from God, but he gets it more from the people.

d that more or less all men are created eqaul in every aspect, pyhsically and as well as mentally. In his time all men were put into catagories in which you could not better yourself. These catagories included clergy, lord, serf and other levels of society. The Monarch is the highest out of everyone because his rule is derived from God. Hobbes believed that the ruler should be a person with absolute rule but it is not the will of God but the will of the people.

Hobbes had a pessimistic view on humans and their behaviors. He believed that humans are basicly selfish and only look out for themselves. He said that it is not human nature to cooperate, but to compete. Even though cooperation would be in the best interest of human beings, they still are in competion. This is because people are not driven by reason, but by passion, according to Hobbes.

It is benificial, according to Hobbes, for all men to give there right to goverenment to one man or one assembly of men. This one man would then

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