After reading chapters XIII and XIV of Hobbes Leviathan, how does Hobbes imagine life in the state of nature? If the state of nature is a state of war of all against all, what are the factors that make it possible to sign up a social contract by surrendering their liberty to fight each other rules to a sovereign? If whatever the form the form the sovereign body takes, its power must be absolute, isnt there a risk that the sovereign will abuse his power?
