Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which is Not correct about Hobbes?
AHe was considered a realist thinker in IR
BTo him humans were nothing but a bundle of matter in motion
CHis concept of an absolute sovereign above law supported the Royalists of that time ✓ Correct
DHe was the first to modernise natural law theory and gave the concept of negative liberty and individualism
Correct answer: (C) His concept of an absolute sovereign above law supported the Royalists of that time — The incorrect statement is that Hobbes' absolute sovereign supported the Royalists.
Explanation
★The incorrect statement is that Hobbes' absolute sovereign supported the Royalists.
★Hobbes proposed the social contract as the basis of the state.
★This was directly against the divine right theories the Royalists believed in.
★So his idea actually unsettled the Royalists.
★He did see humans as matter in motion and gave negative liberty and individualism.
★He is also counted as a realist forerunner in IR.
★So the claim that he supported the Royalists is incorrect.
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