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What, according to Hobbes, is the chief end of forming a commonwealth?

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Development of morality

Preservation of property

Survival

Survival of the fittest

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Answer: Survival

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Thomas Hobbes, if there was no government on Earth, people would endlessly fight for resources because they would feel that they each have a right to these resources and this could end the human race.

He therefore argues that it is important that humans create a commonwealth where a sovereign has absolute power over everything such that they can keep people from fighting over resources and therefore ensure the survival of the human race.

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