Thomas Hobbes

Hobbes

Human nature since the beginning of time has been to fight for control over things someone found useful . To “control” something that would make yourself powerful or even god-like. Most have tried by force , fear and even love to control various things from land and weapons and even smaller things like rice and water . It has taken figures with strong mentalitys to pause the everyday fight for key essentials to focus and sometimes even dedicate their life to the humans and their nature as a whole. Normally throughout an average lifespan it would sometimes occur to you that things are often bigger than the small things we occupy ourselves with for the most part . However the three individuals I have been researching and reading on have changed lives and the world and have permanently stamped their thios onto human nature altogether Machiavelli believed in the idea that all should be ruled under fear. Hobbes believed all should be ruled by one. Locke, on the other hand, didn't believe in either as he believed in power to the people. I agree with in all three of their beliefs, I would have to say the philosophy that makes the most sense would be, Thomas Hobbes's philosophy for human nature. Humanity, a big subject in Thomas Hobbes' philosophic thoughts on why humans are the way they are. Thomas Hobbes' perception on humanity is the most accurate out of the three philosophers. He believes all humans are self interested and selfish. Hobbes believed that all humans by nature are selfish, he calls this the state of nature. Though the idea may seem crass at first glance, you can see that it begins to grow more truthful as you become more aware of your actions and the reasons to why you act on anything. The idea that all humans are self interested can be seen in anything even in acts that would seem selfless could find its way back to the state of nature. This connects back to the idea of sovereignty, in were humans are always going