What is the primary purpose of the Leviathan?
Correct answer: C. To secure peace
- A. to conquer other civilizations
- B. To establish an economy and the production of goods
- C. To secure peace
- D. To punish subjects who break the law
Explanation
In Hobbes's Leviathan, the central purpose of government is to prevent the disorder and violence of the state of nature by securing peace. Conquering civilizations or merely punishing offenders are not its primary purposes.
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