Similarities Between Rousseau And Thomas Hobbes
Are humans naturally born evil or good?Jean Jacque Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes both answer these questions differently. Rousseau claims that human nature were naturally good but eventually became enemies with each other, he also believes inequality first occurred when population grew. Hobbes claims that we were born evil in the first place. These two authors go into depth with their arguments, but I agree more with Rousseau.
Rousseau declares that when the population grew, needs and wants were accompanied (Rousseau, paragraph 2). He states,
“... the farmer wanted more iron, or the blacksmith wanted more corn, and, while both labored equally, the one gained a great deal by his work… raising respective fortunes, not so much from the real want to as the desire to surpass one others, …show more content…
With that said, he also believes that men became rivals because of the idea of property, which turned humanity’s innocence around. To conclude, it’s society’s own fault.
Hobbes on the other hand he claims that humanity as a whole believes that we have been evil since the beginning of time. He argues,
“Nature has made men so equal in their facilities… if any two men desire the same thing, which only one can have, they become enemies… Men have no pleasure-on the contrary, much grief-in living together when there is no power to keep them in check. Without this common power, every man if at war with every man… if there is he who doubts that nature made men apt to invade and destroy one another consider his own experience; when taking a journey, he locks his doors...” (Hobbes, paragraph 1-4)).
Hobbes describes that we all think we are equal therefore we all believe we deserve the same things therefore we fight over those things. Though there is still that thought that even though we are all equal, no one can be trusted. Hobbes also believes that that when we have no power above us, we will resort to
Rousseau declares that when the population grew, needs and wants were accompanied (Rousseau, paragraph 2). He states,
“... the farmer wanted more iron, or the blacksmith wanted more corn, and, while both labored equally, the one gained a great deal by his work… raising respective fortunes, not so much from the real want to as the desire to surpass one others, …show more content…
With that said, he also believes that men became rivals because of the idea of property, which turned humanity’s innocence around. To conclude, it’s society’s own fault.
Hobbes on the other hand he claims that humanity as a whole believes that we have been evil since the beginning of time. He argues,
“Nature has made men so equal in their facilities… if any two men desire the same thing, which only one can have, they become enemies… Men have no pleasure-on the contrary, much grief-in living together when there is no power to keep them in check. Without this common power, every man if at war with every man… if there is he who doubts that nature made men apt to invade and destroy one another consider his own experience; when taking a journey, he locks his doors...” (Hobbes, paragraph 1-4)).
Hobbes describes that we all think we are equal therefore we all believe we deserve the same things therefore we fight over those things. Though there is still that thought that even though we are all equal, no one can be trusted. Hobbes also believes that that when we have no power above us, we will resort to