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Q: Which philosophers said that the people were selfish and they needed a government to rule them?
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The enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of government is derived from?

People.


Where does the government get its right to govern according to the natural rights philosophers?

they get it from the people/citizens. they get it from the people/citizens.


Who is the philosopher who believed that people are selfish and need strong government?

Thomas Hobbes


What type of government did enlightenment philosophers want?

i don't know what you mean by 'type'. Enlightenment philosophers basically wanted their individual freedom and also, Charles Montesquieu believed that the true freedom required laws, which means the philosophers basically wanted a government. By overthrowing the monarchs, and all of other things and such, government was created. what type of government, hm . A government who gives people a right to vote and such? who gives people freedom and who is isn't a monarch.


Why did Thomas Hobbes believe people needed a ruler?

Thomas Hobbes believed that the purpose of government was to protect people from their evil ways or own selfishness.


What type of government did thomas hobbes believe in?

he blieved not to trust the people because they were naturally selfish and violent.


Are all the people selfish and greedy?

Not all people are selfish and/or greedy.


Isn't that ironic that selfish people think they are loved by everyone but no one love selfish people?

What a selfish thing to say!


Is north Korea bad?

The government of North Korea is a dictatorship that doesn’t care for it’s people and uses them for their selfish reasons.


What ideas did Hobbes have?

He believed people were by nature selfish and ambitious. He thought that the government need a monarch to control them >>--(king of kings)-->>


Which of these did sewer Socialists not believe?

That people needed no government


Seventeenth-century philosophers believed that?

People smelled bad and needed a shower. They also believed that Chrome is a bot net and fun is a buzz word.