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    Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan discusses social contract theory and argues that without a sovereign authority, like a monarch or government, society would devolve into a state of nature and war of all against all where life is nasty, brief, and solitary. The document provides a concise overview of key ideas in Leviathan such as social contract theory, the state of nature, and the importance of strong sovereign authority to maintain order and peace within a society.

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    Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan discusses social contract theory and argues that without a sovereign authority, like a monarch or government, society would devolve into a state of nature and war of all against all where life is nasty, brief, and solitary. The document provides a concise overview of key ideas in Leviathan such as social contract theory, the state of nature, and the importance of strong sovereign authority to maintain order and peace within a society.

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