seeking to satisfy his desires therefore in the construction of the process of passion that is the way human beings desire things neoclassical theory and hobbes do have blood ties but there is a point of crucial difference which we believe is even more significant the consequences of which we will discuss in detail at the end of this section the passions that prevail in neoclassical theory are one merely for material ends whereas in hobbes human passions show a veritable diversity human passions are different