The Power of Man

This article is another excerpt of Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan. This section of the document discusses the nature of the power of man. According to Hobbes, power can either be "natural" or obtained. He emphasizes that collective power of men is the greatest of all, however. When man puts their strengths together for the benefit of one another, this makes a powerful community. Popularity, reputation, success, nobility, eloquence, praise, and honor are only a few of the other forces of human power that he lists. Man can obtain stance and power simply by trying to do so and Hobbes makes this clear that collective willpower can get a society very far.