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    Comparing and Contrasting Thomas Hobbes and John Locke Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were two of the great political theorists of their time. They both provided wonderful philosophical texts on how our government should govern us. This paper will show the largest differences and some of the similarities between Thomas HobbesLeviathan and John Locke’s Second Treatise on Civil Government. Although they do have some similarities‚ Hobbes and Locke have different views on most of their political arguments

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    our natural instinct to do whatever it takes to survive. The state of nature describes man before any type of civil society is introduced. John Locke and Thomas Hobbes were both social contract theorists that have two very different opinions about how exactly we behave and what type of governing body would be most successful. While both Hobbes and Locke agree that individual power must be forfeited in order to achieve peace‚ Hobbes’s idea of how much power is extreme. Locke’s theories explain human

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    Mullins April 18‚ 2011 John Locke and Thomas Hobbes were two main political philosophers during the seventeenth century. Hobbes is largely known for his writing of the “Leviathan”‚ and Locke for authoring "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding." Included in their essays‚ both men discuss the purpose and structure of government‚ natural law‚ and the characteristics of man in and out of the state of nature. The two men’s opinion of man vary widely. Hobbes sees man as being evil‚ whereas Locke views

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    When researching the two philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke‚ I have come to a realization that they are both correct considering people are themselves no matter. When looking at a majority though I tend to side with John Locke. People are genuinely more loving and helpful people when it comes down to the bare minimum. For example when there is a natural disaster people are typically more helpful than harmful. One of the most recent examples is the two hurricanes that hit the south-eastern

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    Analysis on: Leviathan The Leviathan is the political philosophical work of Thomas Hobbes. It states that people are naturally concerned with themselves and with attaining power. While there are laws of nature that can help people live in harmony‚ there is no natural enforcer for them. Therefore‚ those that choose to follow the laws risk being violated or abused by people that do not follow the rules. The only way people can live peacefully together and avoid complete chaos in nature is to voluntarily

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    Thomas Hobbes‚ who came before Rousseau had an opposing point of view on what humans in a state of nature would resemble. While Rousseau believed they would be compassionate‚ Hobbes equated the state of nature to being a “state of war”. Hobbes felt that society is what pulled humans out of this state of war by giving structure and rules to people’s lives so long as the social contract was upheld. This social contract gave people protection in return for them giving up the right to all things. Since

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    1. Hobbes reveals that he is a moral relativist in chapter six within his discussions on “Good and Evill” and “Good and Evill apparent.” Hobbes claims “There being nothing simply and absolutely so; nor any common Rule of Good and Evill‚ to be taken from the nature of the objects themselves; but from the Person of the man…” The man determines the natural law‚ what good and evil are; he is the determiner of morality. Each man determines morality relative to them; there is no common standard. 2. “Reckoning”

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    things for the better” (“Quotes on LEADERSHIP”). This quote by Harry Truman is similar to Thomas Hobbes’ beliefs. Hobbes believed that if we want to live in a society peacefully and harmoniously we need to surrender some of our rights and have a single leader. However‚ his theory was contrary to John Stuart Mill’s beliefs‚ that each and every single person of society should be their own leader. In regards to Hobbes‚ he believed in the natural right of self-preservation. He believed that human beings

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    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

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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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