I think that people have been looking for alternatives to Hobbes for a long time. Unfortunately unless we vastly improve our education systems or fundamentally

I think that people have been looking for alternatives to Hobbes for a long time. Unfortunately unless we vastly improve our education systems or fundamentally change certain aspects of human nature most of his observations about leviathans vs the state of nature (revolution) tend to coincide with the principle of least harm when considered over slightly longer timescales. With respect to societal goals I think it is also important to realize that we often want conflicting things and that in the US we struggle with societal goal setting (just look at the absurdity of the debates over healthcare because we essentially refuse to articulate and decide on societal goals around health).