PHIL 301 - Exploring Hobbes' Ideas on Peace, Nature, and Society

This discussion post analyzes Thomas Hobbes' philosophy on peace and the transition from the state of nature to society. The author examines Hobbes' arguments for the importance of nature in achieving peace, highlighting how it can soothe individuals and address societal problems. The post also discusses the necessity of moving from the state of nature to society, emphasizing the benefits of communal living and the ability to solve problems collectively. The author references Hobbes' 'Leviathan' and explores the concepts of fear, death, and the insecurities that arise from a lack of social structure. The post concludes by emphasizing the importance of societal structures in addressing the issues faced by individuals and fostering a sense of unity, contrasting this with the challenges of a solitary existence in the state of nature. The post is a critical analysis of Hobbes' key ideas and their relevance to understanding societal peace and the role of the state.

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Post – 1
The author Thomas Hobbs, in this case had stated the various reasons why he had
stated the subject matter of the preservation of peace among the human beings and the society
itself. The author in this case tell the readers of the importance of nature and how nature in
this case can help the individuals in the subject matter for the preservation of the peace in the
society itself. The author in the article had provided various ways in which the preservation
of peace in the society.
In the paragraph, itself, the author had summarised the different manners in which the
subject matter of the peace can be achieved by the individuals in the society itself. The first
example of the method of peace that the individuals in the society can obtain is by the use of
the nature. Nature is important for the human beings themselves because it is the use of the
nature which helps to soothe the feelings of the individuals in the society itself. Nature also
helps the individuals to think about the various problems with which the society is inflicted
with (Oakeshott:50). The use of in this matter helps to heal the dissatisfaction which the
individual in the society have to deal with the problems in the society itself. Here in this case,
the author states the fact that the problems in the nature which the individual have to face
among themselves is mainly due to the various insecurities in the subject matter itself. These
problems are mentioned in the society which includes the problems of war and other troubles.
The readers get to know the fact that the various passion of fear and death which the
individuals face in the society itself also becomes a problem for them as they do not get much
time to think about themselves, which leads to these problems in the society (Oakeshott:65).
Thus, in the concluding words of the post, it can be said that the dissatisfaction which
the people of the society face due to the problems of war and tensions among the people is
because of the problems between the people of the society itself.

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Post – 2
The author Thomas Hobbs, in this matter speaks about the various reasons why it is
important for the people of the society to move to the society from the nature itself. The
author had analysed the various ways by which the people of the world should return to the
society rather than that of the state itself. The author had provided his explanations in the
following paragraphs itself.
In this article, the author had focused more on the subject matter of the people moving
to the states itself. This is because of the fact that the concept of the nature as had been stated
by the subject matter of the society itself. The author in this case, states the fact that the
people in the society live together(Oakeshott:50). This will be more helpful for the people
itself because of the fact that being together with the other individual in the society itself
would help the people of the society to solve various problem which they face together. This
would help to build a close sense of the unity among the people of the state. Whereas, if the
people live in the nature itself, they would not be able to deal with the number of the
problems that the people would not be able to solve for themselves. It is because of these
reasons itself that the author focuses on the importance if the people returning to the society
from the nature itself (Oakeshott:76).
Thud, it is seen from this matter itself that the author had indeed focused on the
importance of the subject matter of the people returning to the society from the nature itself.
Moreover, it is also focused by the author in the subject matter of the essay that the people
living in the society would face problems which they could overcome themselves easily. The
society would thus be able to solve the problems which are being faced by the human beings
themselves. This is the main the individuals should return to the state instead of being in the
nature itself.

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Reference List
Hobbes, Thomas. Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan (Longman Library of Primary Sources in
Philosophy). Routledge, 2016.
Oakeshott, Michael. "Introduction to Leviathan." Thomas Hobbes. Routledge, 2017. 3-76.