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Utilitarianism is a theory of morality, which advocates actions that foster happiness or pleasure and opposes actions that cause unhappiness or harm. It would say that an action is right if it results in the happiness of the greatest number of people in a society or a group.
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Hobbes' believes that human beings are basically selfish creatures who would do anything to improve their position according to Hobbes, people would act on their evil impulses if left alone for themselves; therefore, they should not be trusted to make decisions on their own. In addition, Hobbes felt that like people nations are selfishly motivated. For him, each country is in a constant battle for power and wealth.