John Locke vs. Thomas Hobbes The new ways of thinking developed during the scientific revolution began to extend into other areas of life beyond that of just science. Scholars and philosophers began to rethink the old ideas about religion‚ economics‚ and education. The Enlightenment started from key ideas put forth by two English political thinkers of the 1600s‚ Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Both men experienced hardships England early in that century in the English civil war but they ended up getting
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known as Thomas Hobbes proposed new ideas for the time. Hobbes suggested that‚ by nature‚ all men were selfish and wicked. He detested the government‚ thus creating the social contract‚ which gave uniform to society and the government. Though Hobbes might have made a point‚ not everybody agreed. For instance‚ the philosopher‚ John Locke had a different understanding of human behavior. He saw humans as responsible beings who could grow wiser from their mistakes. Locke went against Hobbes idea of absolute
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from others. Your natural rights to the most basic aspects of life such as food‚ water‚ shelter‚ and the ability to live itself were much less assured. As Hobbes believed‚ all men lived in a natural state of war where “every man has the right to everything”‚ even to take the property and life of another human (Hobbes ch. XIV). For this reason‚ Hobbes thought was that only the strongest leader‚ an absolute monarch‚ could hold man back from his base instincts‚ for fear of death from that monarch’s hand
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Looking to the science of the day‚ Hobbes determined that there was no soul and attempted to describe human nature as pure mechanics. Human nature was therefore driven by the need to satisfy the physical demands of the body and based on basic passions in life. These are to satisfy physical appetites‚ to seek power to maintain their wealth and to be superior to others by seeking glory. Hobbes saw the state nature as “solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short." The state of nature is anarchy‚ with
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AP European History May 14‚ 2011 St. Thomas Aquinas: The Summa Theologica St. Thomas Aquinas’s “The Summa Theologica” is a document meant to summarize the difference between divine laws and human laws. This document explains whether these two types of laws are just or unjust. Aquinas demonstrates how laws are the reason for the common good which is made by those who care for their community‚ and how all the laws come from divine reasons which according to the document are understood by men
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States. We reflect on the history of our predecessors to determine their successes and their mistakes. There are fundamental questions we must address before war is wages because during war‚ people will die‚ and resources will be allocated. St. Thomas Aquinas‚ an influential philosopher of the 13th century addressed the questions of what it means to justify war. He argued that it is permissible to use force against a foreign enemy when the criteria of the "Natural Law" are met. He states that war must
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Aquinas affirms the name ‘God’ means that He is infinitely good (pg. 125). The first argument offered concludes there must be a first mover‚ “and this everyone understands to be God” (pg. 126). His first argument does not prove the unmoved mover is good or bad. Aquinas‚ like most‚ understand God to be the original mover and infinitely good. Can we take Aquinas’ first argument as any proof of God’s existence? I believe not. Aquinas must argue such a creator is all good. Aquinas’ fourth argument puts
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he personally feels that everything that he is doing is right all the time‚ so therefore he did not need a New Year goal. Basically that he does what his culture deems right because he is to tolerate what is right at all times. I feel that by Hobbes telling him " I don’t know if I can tolerate that much tolerance" He is saying he does not think that he can do right all the time. Therefore he would set a goal for himself. I also feel that he is saying that he does not think that he can tolerate
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philosopher‚ St. Thomas Aquinas‚ sought to create a correlation between Christian theology and traditional political theory and philosophy. To attain an understanding‚ St. Thomas Aquinas looked towards the works of Plato and Aristotle‚ however there is a clear depiction of Cicero’s dramatic impact on the philosopher’s studies. With the influence of Cicero’s Somnium Scipionis‚ St. Thomas Aquinas is able to establish his beliefs on moral‚ legal‚ and political philosophy. Aquinas’ doctrine of natural
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Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was an english philosopher in the 17th century. He was born in a time were the church ruled. He was known for his book Leviathan and for his view on politics and social behavior. He said that having a government was a must for us humans because they set rules for us. If there weren’t ruled people would act according to what they like‚ what they want and that is often killing. This means that he believed we needed the government in order to not be in war. Thomas Hobbes
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