John Locke Research Paper
What should mankind look like? Humanity is made up of everything good and bad. Thomas Hobbes speaks of humanity as a horrid thing and that people need a ruler to be in control. On the other hand, John Locke adopts a positive tone about the goodness of people and how we should live our lives freely. Based on human nature, I most identify with John Locke because of his belief on self government and that everyone should have the lawful right of existence and independence. John Locke’s ideology states that everyone is born equal and that we should live freely. That is to say, Locke favors that we should have constitutional rights of “life, liberty, and property”(1247). Locke’s view on humanity is optimistic. He believes that people will
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He believes that people who can’t agree will end up in war which causes destruction in mankind. Considering that Thomas Hobbes was around his mid-50s when the English Civil War happened. Hobbes must have been traumatized by the violence making him believe that people are corrupt and are selfish and horrible. Despite Hobbes thinking, I believe it's wrong for him to judge all of humanity based on a certain event that occurred devastatingly in his life. He should have seen the positivity in people rather than the negativity. Governments are built as a foundation to control society. John Locke believes that people should have the freedom of government and that there isn't a need for absolute ruler. Locke believes in a government is supposed to protect the privileges of land, living, and freedom. For this reason, I agree with Locke. Then again, Thomas Hobbes favors in more of a government with a ruler with complete power. He thinks of people as “naturally selfish and wicked”(1246) so they must have someone in charge to control them. In my opinion, I think it's a dreadful idea for a absolute monarchy. In my final analysis, I can conclude that John Locke’s ideology of human nature best represents my belief of having a self government and the entitlement to life and sovereignty. Living in a self made government is a much better choice than being entirely ruled over by someone who was appointed to the
He believes that people who can’t agree will end up in war which causes destruction in mankind. Considering that Thomas Hobbes was around his mid-50s when the English Civil War happened. Hobbes must have been traumatized by the violence making him believe that people are corrupt and are selfish and horrible. Despite Hobbes thinking, I believe it's wrong for him to judge all of humanity based on a certain event that occurred devastatingly in his life. He should have seen the positivity in people rather than the negativity. Governments are built as a foundation to control society. John Locke believes that people should have the freedom of government and that there isn't a need for absolute ruler. Locke believes in a government is supposed to protect the privileges of land, living, and freedom. For this reason, I agree with Locke. Then again, Thomas Hobbes favors in more of a government with a ruler with complete power. He thinks of people as “naturally selfish and wicked”(1246) so they must have someone in charge to control them. In my opinion, I think it's a dreadful idea for a absolute monarchy. In my final analysis, I can conclude that John Locke’s ideology of human nature best represents my belief of having a self government and the entitlement to life and sovereignty. Living in a self made government is a much better choice than being entirely ruled over by someone who was appointed to the