Theorists

St. Augustine defines evil as the corruption of one self. He states" All beings are made good, but not being made perfectly good, are liable to corruption." He uses this definition in order to explain why even though there is a God and he is supremely and unchangeably good there is still evil in this world. St. Augustine uses this argument to help explain good and evil in this world and states that "everything that comes from god is good and everything that is, is good. This helps explain in his ethical explanation of why there is evil when god would be able to remove this evil but does not.

Hobbes principal to his theory is self preservation and the constant preoccupation with the gratification of personal desires such as friendships, riches and intelligence. The importance of his social contract is not for the love of his fellow man but for self interest and fear it is for self protection and human begins have a natural right to do anything that serves this end. The role of the government is to create laws and rules that the citizens are bound to follow, create a safe and healthy environment