Enlightenment‚ freedom‚ and Political rights: creating a “just” society Hobbes: “life is nasty‚ brutish‚ and short...” Pessimistic about humans fear of anarchy--bad for economics Ultimate power with strong ruler “Leviathan” John Locke: “Wherever law ends‚ tyranny begins.” Rights: “life‚ liberty‚ and property...” optimistic about humans IF equality and tolerance.... ultimate power with people Thomas Hobbe’s In Leviathan‚ Thomas Hobbe’s argued that ordinary people were incapable of
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Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both had very different views on society and government. For Locke‚ natural rights could co-exist within a civil society and that natural rights and civil society were not mutually exclusive categories. While Hobbes thinks that the absolute power of the sovereign is simply the price mankind must pay for peace‚ Locke believes that absolute power is never a remedy for the state of nature. Hobbes and Locke also greatly differed in their opinions on the role of the state
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Locke believed that‚ “human behavior came from thought which was learned and subject to the influence of reason and observation.” Locke’s main ideas were positive to the human race. He also states that humans know right from wrong‚ and they are intelligent enough to solve the problems in front of them and realizing what is lawful and unlawful. Locke believed‚ “God created man and we were‚ in effect‚ God’s property.” John Locke believes that a government should be some form of a social contract‚
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Two of the most influential political philosopher and social contract theorists of all time‚ John Locke and Thomas Hobbes both used ‘The State of Nature’ as a medium in order to understand the basic human nature and natural human rights in their writings. Both‚ then used their own understanding of the human nature in order to determine and justify the ideal form of government‚ its role and its powers. However‚ Locke and Hobbes reach markedly different conclusions. Hobbes argues that every man should
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Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were two of the greatest political and philosophical thinkers of their time and ours. Ideas like these have shaped governments throughout history and still hold true today. They had extremely different views on government‚ but the bases of their arguments were similar. They used reason to justify their ideas‚ rather than divine right. Although both men acknowledged that there was a God‚ He played a very small part in their ideologies. The philosophers each had an impact
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part in their government everywhere‚ where it is equal and everyone has freedoms and rights‚ where it’s fair. Unfortunately‚ it doesn’t always turn out like that. There is too much hatred in the world for the government to let us do that everywhere. The government has too much power over the people. Government should be fair and everyone should be treated equally. One philosopher thought that we should be caring and treat each other equally‚ and that was John Locke. Government should be run
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a political scientist one of the most important questions to ask is‚ “What should the aim of government in society be and why?” To answer this question I will examine the perspectives of three philosophers‚ Thomas Aquinas‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and John Locke‚ in regards to their views on government’s role and obligation in a society. To understand and define the aim of government in society the best form of government must first be defined. The best form of government will be defined using Plato’s teaching’s
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humanity governs has always been under scrutiny. Throughout history the correct way to govern‚ both internally and externally has been questioned by philosopher. However‚ two have stood apart. Two great philosophers‚ Thomas Hobbes and John Lock‚ had two very different theories that have swung back and forth through people’s minds. Complete opposites that are grouped in one major debate that has only been named only recently‚ one that has been raging as long as humanity itself‚ Hobbes vs. Locke. Human nature
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John Locke‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ and Thomas Hobbes were significant figures during the Enlightenment‚ a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. These philosophers agree on some points‚ however they contradict each other on other ideas. In today’s society‚ capital punishment is a very controversial topic. “Capital punishment‚ or the death penalty‚ is a legal sentence to die for criminal behavior”. The death penalty
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Rousseau believed that human nature is good but eventually they get brainwashed and become evil but Hobbes thinks otherwise. Hobbes states that humans are evil by nature and we need some sort of power in order to be controlled and be civilized. Rousseau thought that humans are born into the world with good intentions. He said there was a point when no one had property and we were happy. Eventually the human race began to grow‚ starting a chain of conflicts. Hobbes thought that by nature‚ we are very
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