In 1649 civil war broke out in england over who would rule, the english parliament or king Charles I.With the ending of the civil war by the execution of king Charles I, an english philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote a book entitled leviathan a defense of absolute power of kings. With the end of the civil war marked the end of the age of absolute kings and the start of a new age with fresh ideas of the world (The European Enlightenment). Enlightenment thinker wanted to improve human conditions on earth
Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was an english philosopher in the 17th century. He was born in a time were the church ruled. He was known for his book Leviathan and for his view on politics and social behavior. He said that having a government was a must for us humans because they set rules for us. If there weren't ruled people would act according to what they like, what they want and that is often killing. This means that he believed we needed the government in order to not be in war. Thomas Hobbes
persuade the people that a more vigorous and stronger centralized government would be more defending of their freedom. The European philosophers inducing the statement of political philosophy in The Federalist included John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Thomas Hobbes. These philosophers thought in terms of natural rights, and portrayed the forms of government best suited to protect these rights. They recognized that an individual's desire towards self-defense, liberty, and egotism would