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How Does Hobbes Perspective Reflect Today

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After analyzing the varying social contract theories, my paper explains why Hobbes’s perspective reflect today’s society more than the other two theories.

The very first point Hobbes bring up in his theory is that all men are naturally self interested. He states, “Given that men are naturally self-interested, yet they are rational, they will choose to submit to the authority of a Sovereign in order to be able to live in a civil society, which is conducive to their own interest”(3). This statement mirror today’s society because most people are motivated to do things that’ll benefit them in a long run. For example, students go to college to receive an education and degree that will eventually help them get a career in the future. Another example
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