# Hobbes’s Self-Defeating Theory

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Podcast: [Audio Mises Wire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/audio-mises-wire-1133748)
Published: 2026-05-15T18:31:57+00:00
Episode link: https://mises.org/podcasts/audio-mises-wire/hobbess-self-defeating-theory
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## Resource

With some simple logic and using Hobbes’s own presuppositions and arguments, we can internally critique Hobbes’s argument for the state, namely, that the state solves none of the problems he presents. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/hobbess-self-defeating-theory

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