Comparing The Views Of Hobbs And Roseau

Hobbs and Roseau, if having the chance to study The Ideal City, would have two conflicting viewpoints. Overall, Hobbs had a more pessimistic view of society. He believed that mankind is inherently evil; each man will see to it that he outdoes the next man. Since the best chance of survival to win dominance over one another, every neighbor, friend, and relative is a rival. Thus, everyone is trying to claim each other’s “treasurers” as their own to be the best. This describes a never-ending battle amongst everyone. Roseau, on the other hand, believed that man is not necessarily evil; it is only the sociability of man that regressed us to our current state of inactivity and judgment toward one another. He believed that if man hadn’t begun to claim
If Hobbs were to view The Ideal City, he would most likely approve of the idea. In the painting, most of the buildings are similar. They have rigid structures that all are square and precise with right angles. Each one is three stories high and includes identical doorways and windows. Almost everything in this painting resembles another except the main central building; this stands out. The reason that Hobbs would approve is because of the monotonous nature of the city. Every building is built almost identical to the next one, which would decrease the amount of possessions that people could compare to one another. Since no one building is of greater quality than the next, neighbors would not have the opportunity to outdo each other in this department. This would lower the
He would see it and conclude that mankind has grown together, evolved and invented together, and claimed certain buildings as their own. He would see the city as a disaster. To him, uncivility, just past the stage of brutes, is the best way to live. At this place, mankind can grow stronger without the ease of technology or a restraining law to follow. At the sight of people socializing with each other, which can be inferred from the buildings built within feet of each other, he would think of it as weakness. To see that we have evolved to the state of making our cities look “pretty” instead of focusing on strength and more important attributes would force him to turn his head. He would see us owning our own homes instead of sharing, which would lead to jealousy and violence. The love that we had when living together would turn to judgement, envy, and hatred as people would recognize certain pieces of life that they didn’t possess. Roseau would think of the city as weak from his viewpoint which summarizes his view that sociability kills us as we start to claim objects as our own. By claiming objects, we lean towards a more jealous and envious