Thomas Hobbes argued in the Leviathan that
a. rational egoism causes people to create and obey moral and civil laws.
b. egoism makes objective moral codes impossible.
c. egoism would lead to the destruction of society.
d. most people are not naturally egoists, but are made that way by poor moral training.
a. rational egoism causes people to create and obey moral and civil laws.
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a. true b. false
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