Leviathan & Lord of the Flies

A society is defined as a group of people uniting in a common interest. Even though some people do not always seem to have parallel perspectives, they do share one common interest, which is survival. The survival of man is dependent on man’s ability to adapt to their needs and surroundings. This concept is known as evolution. The society of man has evolved in its journey through time to help ensure man’s survival.

According to Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, it is in the nature of men to thirst for power, or the ability to control. Hobbes writes, “…a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and relentless desire of power after power, that ceases only in death.” (p.330) He believes that the thirst for power is insatiable, and will only stop after death. The thirst for power is insatiable because “he cannot assure the power and means to live well…without the acquisition of more.” (p.330) Man can only guarantee his own survival by acquiring more power. Hobbes believes that man’s struggle for power begins in a setting that he describes as “state of nature”.

The state of nature is the name for a society that has no government, no rules, and everyone is granted equal power. An

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