Similarities Between Locke And Hobbes

In today’s society the government is a combination of both Hobbes and Locke political views. The government merged the ideas of the two philosophers and took their best points. The government should not consist of total freedom but it also should not consist of total structure, there need to be a bit of both, a balance of both. During Locke's argument he never factor in how the people were going deem what rights were justifiable and what right were unjust. With that being said anyone in the state of nature could rebel against a law because it did not suit them and no one could act upon these unfair statements. However, Hobbes thought of that and decided there would be no freedom, just one monarch making the laws. Once again Hobbes did not factor in
When arguments arise it is helpful to have a mediator, Locke did not think about the disagreements that would come out of a free government, however, Hobbes did. By having a government where only one person is in charge, this allows for an insight that people may not see. If you have a voice or too many voices for that matter, there should be a mediator, the mediator can provide insight to those who have the disagreement. The only way the philosophers would see any improvement in a society where total freedom ruled or total structured ruled would be if both Hobbes and Locke elaborated and united as one to promote the absolute ideal government. The ideas of Hobbes and Locke are very similar, their thoughts about human nature and man before they enter into a civil state are much alike. In the state of nature, both Hobbes and Locke agree that all people are considered equal, they agree, God created everyone in the likeness and image of Him, therefore no one should treated differently because everyone was created