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    Thomas Hobbes believed that humans were selfish and should not be in government‚ so to control the selfishness he believed there should be one king or queen to rule. But he also believed because humans were selfish that there should be a multi-cultural and unbiased

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    and Thomas Hobbes were both social contract theorists and natural law theorists. Locke can be rightfully thanked for being one of the first people to come up with ideas that eventually became a part of Americas and Britain’s constitution. Locke believed that man was good by nature while Hobbes believed that man was bad and that society would not exist were it not for the power of the state. Locke on the other hand said the state only exists to keep the natural rights of its citizens. Thomas Hobbes

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    Hobbes vs. Locke Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were known as Social Contract Theorists‚ and Natural Law Theorists. The two men both had very strong views on freedom and how a country should be governed. Thomas Hobbes had more of a Pessimistic view while John locke had more of an Optimistic view. Hobbes and Locke believed in a type of Social Contract between the Government and being governed. Hobbes believed in Absolute Monarchs and Locke believed in the will of people being governed. Hobbes opposed

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    government is there to protect the people’s rights and that everyone should be treated equally. Thomas Hobbes is a polar opposite of Locke. In Hobbes’ document Leviathan‚ he makes it evident that he would rather have a dictatorship or a monarchy. Hobbes views the state of

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    an unaccountable sovereign […] otherwise what awaits us is a “state of nature” that closely resembles civil war- a situation of universal insecurity” (iep.utm.edu). These words express Thomas Hobbes’ version of philosophical absolutism. He believes that a world without a government yields disorder and lunacy. Hobbes‚ in his book The Leviathan (1651)‚ communicates a crucial need: a ruler who can keep the world in order‚ a feared‚ all-powerful ruler. He concludes in his book that the world needs a leviathan

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    The world we live in today stands by the thought‚ that if we did not have certain rules in our system‚ everyone would always be at war and destructions‚ catastrophes and vandalism would be constantly occurring. Thomas Hobbes was an important philosopher‚ who lived from 1588-1679‚ and proposed many important and thoughtful propositions‚ to make sure and pint out our mistakes. As we look around today‚ we see the corrupt world we live in‚ and the characteristics of people‚ that take us forward in life

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    William Golding explores the vulnerability of society in a way that can be read on many different levels. A less detailed look at the book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is a simple fable about boys stranded on an island. Another way to comprehend the book is as a statement about mans inner savage and reverting to a primitive state without societies boundaries. By examining the Lord of the Flies further‚ it is revealed that many themes portray Golding’s views‚ including a religious persecution theme. Golding

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    In this essay‚ I shall try to summarize the main arguments of Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan while commenting on how the context of the time influenced the work and how it should be understood under this light. Furthermore‚ I will highlight how the various reactions of subsequent decades came about and where they were provoked from. The central thesis of Leviathan is the idea that in order for human society to function without widespread conflict there is a need for totalitarian rule in the form of a Leviathan

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    Flies by William Golding is an excellently written‚ descriptive‚ novel that illustrates the savagery and chaos that ensues when order is lost-even amongst what most considers the most innocent part of society. Lord of The Flies depicts young schoolboys stranded on an island who try to make the most out of their carefree lives‚ but quickly turn against each other when events start to get out of control and challenges arise that continues to separate the boys. As a schoolteacher‚ Golding kept watch

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    Golding is a Optimist William Golding is an optimist and a pessimist based on the writing he portrays in Lord Of The Flies. William Golding believes that mankind can become better and treat each other better‚ But also believes all people have savagery and hatred inside of them. Goldings shows his optimist point of view best through the character of simon. Golding’s pessimist views are shown through the savagery of the boys represented through the beast. One character who shows William Golding’s

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