Locke and Hobbes disagree almost entirely on everything. I would say that Locke thinks of human nature as essentially good while Hobbes views it as essentially evil. Furthermore‚ for Hobbes people leave a state of nature for security‚ as they are driven by year. For Locke‚ however‚ the driving force is possessions and material wealth: we will live better if we form a society instead of living separately in a state of nature. I think their philosophy is different because of they background and also
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1. a. Locke denies innate principles‚ as there are no principles to which all mankind give a universal assent. He begins his denial of innate principles by stating that “Universal consent proves nothing innate” (pg. 319‚ 3.). With this statement he claims that even if there were universal principles that all mankind agreed with‚ this would still not prove these principles innate if there could be any way to show how those in agreement came to consent to these ideas. But‚ for Locke‚ there are no universal
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arguments such as how the earth was created. The discussion continued for group A with the thoughts of the discussions of the different philosophers. While several people discussed how Thomas Hobbes or John Locke were the most influential philosophers I thought it was very
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John Locke‚ whose focus on The Rule Of Law‚ believes that humans(independent agents) who join political society(protection:rule of law) that the end result is to preserve and enlarge freedom. He believed “In all the states of created beings capable of law‚ where there is no law‚ there is no freedom”.(pg.107) Locke focused on rights and laws‚ where he believed that people left the “lawless state of nature”‚due to having no independent judge.(p.106) Locke’s principle suggests separation of the legislative
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the likes of Hobbes‚ Rousseau and Locke wrote about it‚ it means man when he was natural in his state of nature‚ uninfluenced by society‚ and the temptations of today. There are no rights in a state of nature‚ only freedom to do as one wishes. It is a term used to illustrate the theoretical condition of civilization before the states foundation in Social Contract Theories. In the dictionary it is described as “a wild primitive state untouched by civilization.” Both Hobbes and Locke discuss the state
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talk about four different philosophers in this essay that all spoke about individual freedom and natural rights. These thinkers were all majorly influenced by a man named Isaac Newton. They all wanted to be the “next newton”. So they invented‚ spoke‚ wrote books‚ wrote poems and letters all to share their ideas. So there is just one question‚ What are these philosophers main ideas?
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Ashlyn Brunk Parson POS 352 October‚ 2012 Exam 1: Hobbes/Locke 1. Compare and contrast Hobbes and Locke on political power? In answering this question explain Locke’s argument against Hobbes’s understanding of “paternal” and despotical power. On the discussion of power and social structure‚ both John Locke and Thomas Hobbes introduce their theories on paternal and despotical power in Second Treatise of Government and Leviathan respectively. Both men believe that social order is constructed
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Damontay Fowler-Thomas Mrs. Lee Social Science September 24‚ 2013 Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are most renowned for their philosophical thoughts. 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
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Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are some of the most famous philosophers‚ which also had a huge impact on government. Hobbes and Locke have opposing viewpoints when it comes to the state of nature‚ which refers to the lack of social structures. Hobbes views the natural state as unsatisfactory‚ believes revolutions are wrong and that nature has more of an effect on someone than nurture. However‚ Hobbes and Locke agree that some form of government is needed for society‚ proving that Hobbes and Locke have
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In this essay‚ the approaches of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke will be explored to compare their goals for the ideal sate. Hobbes and Locke were significant political philosophers‚ predominantly in the 17th Century‚ most importantly for being natural law and social contract theorists. Hobbes and Locke both vary in their approaches as Hobbes is labelled a pessimist‚ while Locke is considered an optimist‚ influencing how they perceive the idea state to look like. The social contract theory was addressed
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