Hobbes
In Thomas Hobbes book Leviathan- Parts One and Two, he presents a commonwealth ruled by a sovereign leader that is based on the laws of nature and the kingdom of God. At the root of the commonwealth is a social contract, which is a covenant binding the individuals of the society to wills and judgments of the sovereign leader. The contract explores the asociality of the human specie and self- preservation which is fundamental to the human drive. Influenced by Hobbes' social contract, Jean Jacques Rousseau published On the Social Contract presenting his theory of the social contract that both expanded and differed from Hobbes' principles. Rousseau's social contract presented the governing factor to be the general will. Although Hobbes and Rousseau have differing Social Contracts they each are represented by the phrase "A kingdom divided cannot stand;" for, the former is a reference to a monarchy and the latter is a reference to the general will.
In Hobbes' Leviathan he presents......
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