following or similar to the ideas of the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes, especially the idea that humans naturally compete and fight for their own interests

Some liberals cringe at what they consider the Hobbesian, dog-eat-dog version of capitalism that prevails in the United States. 一些自由主义者认为，在美国盛行的资本主义是霍布斯式的、狗咬狗的资本主义，他们对此深感畏惧。