Your Result

You're The Hobbesian!

You follow Hobbes' view that humans are naturally selfish and competitive, and that without strong social structures, life would be 'nasty, brutish, and short.' You believe civilization and law are necessary constraints on destructive natural impulses. You value order and institutions that channel self-interest productively.

Your Key Traits

Believes humans are naturally selfish and competitive
Values strong social structures and laws
Sees civilization as necessary constraint
Practical about human limitations
Emphasizes importance of order and institutions

What This Means for You

Your Hobbesian view recognizes real aspects of human nature and the value of social structures. Your realism about self-interest is important. Just don't let this view become a self-fulfilling prophecy that justifies or enables selfishness. People can transcend self-interest. Your emphasis on structure is wise when balanced with recognition of human nobility.