Thomas Hobbes and The Social Contract: Promoting Governmental Tyranny.

This paper examines Thomas Hobbes’s social contract theory, arguing for the claim that the English philosopher, in one way or another, promotes a tyrannical form of government. This study has been conducted following a brief examination of similar research studies, notably those that can be viewed as criticism of the Hobbesian social contract. Building on previous literature, and providing arguments that follow through the claim made, has paved the way for some conclusions. Hobbes, according to this study, is guilty of the claim we made against him, especially after careful consideration of the historical context of his writings, and a brief analysis of his idea of absolute authority, as well as his state of nature.