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This 7 page paper looks at the theories of Thomas Hobbes and how he views the nature of man. War and why it manifests is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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the subject of human nature is vast. It encompasses a great deal of introspection and debate. It is not a cut and dried issue. Also, human nature is by and
large replete with controversy. Is it human nature to fight or be peace loving creatures? While religion tells the world that people are good inside, it is hard to fathom
as looking at the world and seeing the horrors of war, murderous rampages and street fighting, one sees quite a different story. In the world, there is marital discord, sibling
rivalry and friendly competition, all of which is construed as somewhat normal. If that is the case, then the positive portrait of man is not accurate. Man is too competitive
and selfish to understand pure love. What is human nature then? To Thomas Hobbes, a well known philosopher, human nature is rather complex but he often spoke of equity,
or equality, in respect to the subject. Many people and politicians today fight over various things such as whether or not something is fair or things are divvied out properly.
Should a wealthy person get a tax break? Should poorer people be given a larger piece of the pie? So many questions linger about fairness and equality, that one has
to assume that to some extent, mans nature is related to this concept. First, Hobbes sees man as being selfish and acting in his own self interest (Honderich 368). Essentially,
that is how he sees the essence of man. He highlights the concept of mans will and suggests that if one wants to be free, all one has to do
is act upon his own will (368). That does not mean that he saw man as immoral. Rather, he saw man as being entrenched in morality and in fact suggested
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