)how did british philosopher thomas hobbes' belief that people are selfish by nature shape the enlightenment? . hobbes's idea led many enlightenment figures to favor political revolution.. enlightenment thinkers sought to create governments that would limit human self-centeredness.. hobbes's idea led many enlightenment philosophers to abandon religious belief.. because of hobbes, enlightenment thinkers generally assumed that the human race is flawed.

Enlightenment thinkers sought to create governments that would limit human self-centeredness

Explanation:

The belief that Thomas Hobbes proposed help change the peoples views on many aspects in the society among them being the political aspect.More non-human oriented leadership proposals came as a result of this idea. The bureaucratic structure is a good example of inhumane governance.Since human beings were selfish by nature, as per Hobbes, then, the people could not have the selfish being lead them and be the custodian of their assets, they had to make a government which would limit human self-centredness.