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    Both Rousseau and Hobbes talked about state of nature but their understanding of state of nature and the first living of humanity is quite different from each other. Their views are similar in some points but mostly they contrast with each other. These differences in their thoughts are mainly because of their understanding of human nature and also their view of man. For Hobbesstate of nature is a state of war and because of this‚ every individual are against each other and because of their basic

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    CHAPTER THREE- THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE IN THOMAS HOBBES. 3.1 THE ANALYSIS OF HUMAN NATURE Hobbes’ analysis of human nature begins with passion‚ and sees it as the different forms of appetite and aversion. Man is moved to action not by his intellect or reason‚ but by his passions‚ and appetite or desires. PASSION The way one expresses his passion in speech differs from the way he expresses it in thought. According to Hobbes in the Leviathan: Passions may be expressed indicative; as I love

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    Hobbes‚ the writer of the book leviathan‚ which is the terms for the meaning of a sea monster for his political monarch. The sea monster expresses his power over the sea just a monarch expresses his power over the people. This thinking lead to defining that the state of nature is self-preservation. Hobbes quotes that “no society; ...and the life of man‚ solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short.” He is saying that a system with no laws and government life would be brutal. The solution is a government

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    John Locke and Thomas Hobbes‚ more Locke than Hobbes however‚ have been enormous influential political philosophers for the modern political thought and development of England and the Americas. The topic and phrase “state of nature” is used and discussed significantly throughout. The similarities are shown extensively‚ but there are many differing views of opinion as well. While they both discuss how the state of nature is dangerous‚ Hobbes is more pessimistic‚ where Locke‚ on the other hand

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    Thomas Hobbes’ idea of the state of nature of humans is an understandable philosophy that can be proved true by examples in history‚ but his contract solution for the human state of nature is a ruthless and unrealistic idea that I could not get behind. I can agree with some ideas expressed in Hobbesstate of nature‚ but his solution weds some tweaking for me to support it. The human state of nature according to Thomas Hobbes consists of pure anarchy. I don’t completely agree with everything thomas

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    Question 1: Explain what Hobbes description of the state of nature is supposed to show and why. Hobbes description of the state of nature is supposed to show that society can have a life without government‚ rules‚ or a ruler. That everyone in a society is roughly equal and no matter how strong a person may be‚ they can be killed by another person or a group of people (Rader‚ n.d.). During his time‚ kings and other ruling classes were above the rest of society. This got Hobbes thinking of what really

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    That men are sinister in the State of Nature could be promoted as a headline to Hobbes’s magnum opus‚ Leviathan. In the state of nature‚ men are not magnanimous beings. A notion similar to the first sin‚ yet different from a philosopher like Jean Jacque Rousseau. It has always been taken for granted that there are wicked and virtuous humans‚ yet for Hobbes‚ humans are innately wicked. These notions‚ however abstract and contradictory they may seem‚ are demonstrated in this short paper; Hobbes’s chapter

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    Thomas Hobbes’ “State of Nature” argument: Morality as a prerequisite for peaceful social co-existence I have chosen to write about what Thomas Hobbes’ calls “The State of Nature” and how morality is needed in order to maintain peace among different societies. I will begin by briefly describing “The State of Nature” argument and illuminate some of the basic features within this theoretical situation. Then‚ through the use of excerpts from Hobbes’ book The Leviathan I will give specific facts

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    Hobbes’s Conception of the State of Nature The concept of state of nature was developed by Hobbes in his famous work‚ Leviathan‚ in which he also set out his doctrine of the foundation of states and legitimate governments which was based on his social contract theories. Leviathan was written during the English Civil War‚ so much of his theory concentrates on the need for the presence of a strong central authority within society in order to avoid the evils of rebellion and civil war. Hobbes developed

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    them to do whatever they please. Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ and Jean Rousseau are all great examples who exemplify the importance of using rules. All of three of them use the State of Nature to show the true state of humankind. Almost every action that people make would lead to utter chaos‚ misleading people to the wrong definition to happiness. ​According to Thomas Hobbes‚ the natural state of mankind is utterly brutal. Hobbes indicates that the natural state of man can lead to an outbreak of war

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