In Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, he states that in a human's "state of nature" he or she is evil, selfish, and cannot be ruled. There is no right or wrong, nor is there justice or injustice. It's basically "every man for himself." The world is basically in chaos when humans are in this state. Each individual's main priority is self-preservation. In order to achieve this Hobbes came up with a right each individual possesses in order to achieve this self-preservation, the "right of nature." In order to carry out this right, certain "laws of nature" were created. These laws are acts or forms of

"overall ruler." Once the people have agreed to follow this ruler, they then have a moral obligation to carry out the law. Because individuals alone do not agree on anything, and are only interested in their own self-interests, a democracy is impossible to accomplish according to Hobbes. Therefore, a monarchy is the best way to govern a society. However, Hobbes created a system involving the "voice of the people." This allows the people to give some suggestion in the way of government, but the king or queen has the official word.

Also, if Hobbes believes that society is based on agreement, which leads to having a moral obligation, then one could question his philosophy if an individual was never to agree with anything. In other words, Hobbes says, that in order for you to have a moral obligation to something, you must agree to it. I can think of many things I am morally bound to do to which I have never agreed. For instance, I never agreed to do my homework every night, but I still have a moral obligation to do it.

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