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Hobbes saw matter in motion as the only reality.  To him even consciousness and thought were but the byproducts of atoms moving in the brain.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>

Hobbes saw matter in motion as the only reality.  To him even consciousness and thought were but the byproducts of atoms moving in the brain.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>

According to Hobbes's most famous work ''Leviathan'' (1651), life for humans prior to the foundation of the social contract was "solitary, poore, nasty, brutish and short".  Humans had to form collectives in order to protect themselves from each other.  This idea was extended by [[John Locke]], who held (most notably in his ''Second Treatise on Government'') that collectivisation was necessary for the promotion of economic growth.  Hobbes's love of strong leadership led him to support monarchy, although he took the view that any strong government was better than nothing, and the stronger the better. It is possible that some of his totalitarian beliefs inspired such figures as the [[Liberal|liberal]] [[Nazi]] leader [[Adolf Hitler]], as well as [[Joseph Stalin]].

According to Hobbes's most famous work ''Leviathan'' (1651), life for humans prior to the foundation of the social contract was "solitary, poore, nasty, brutish and short".  Humans had to form collectives in order to protect themselves from each other.  This idea was extended by [[John Locke]], who held (most notably in his ''Second Treatise on Government'') that collectivisation was necessary for the promotion of economic growth.  Hobbes's love of strong leadership led him to support monarchy, although he took the view that any strong government was better than nothing, and the stronger the better.

: ''Government should be like unto a man, strong and hard'' (''Leviathan'' xvii).

: ''Government should be like unto a man, strong and hard'' (''Leviathan'' xvii).