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Thomas Hobbes Research Paper

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I enjoyed reading about the different political philosophers, in chapter six. One of the political philosophers that I related to was Thomas Hobbes. “Hobbes was one of the major political philosophers to describe the relationship between individuals and the state” (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O’Grady, 2012, p. 53). There are many people in the world that like to be rebellious or state that they hate rule and regulations. Some individuals think rules are unnecessary or too restrictive. I would have to disagree and side with Hobbes. “Hobbes developed the concept of the ‘social contract,’ which basically claims ‘individuals in a hypothetical state of nature would choose to organize their political affair’” (Mason et al., 2012, p. 53). Hobbes
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