According to Hobbes, when it comes to deciding what laws and moral rules to put in place in our society, our overarching concern should generally be: What laws and rules do we need to promote social cooperation harmony
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Hobbes believed that humans are inherently self-interested and that without rules and laws, life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." He argued that the state of nature, where there is no authority to enforce rules, leads to a constant state of Show more…
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