Locke And Hobbes: English Philosopher

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes both believe that men are equal in the state of nature, but their individual opinions about equality lead them to propose fundamentally different methods of proper civil governance. Locke argues that the correct form of civil government should be concerned with the common good of the people, and defend the citizenry’s rights to life, health, liberty, and personal possessions. Hobbes argues that the proper form of civil government must have an overarching ruler governing the people in order to avoid the state of war. I agree with Locke’s argument because it is necessary for a civil government to properly care for its citizens, which in turn prevents the state of war from occurring in society. Locke also has a

Hobbes and Locke both abandoned the thought of the divine right of monarchy. Both did not agree with the fact that the ruler or assembly would have all power over its citizens. So basically they were against Absolutism and their views were that of rebels in their time period. Theses two philosophers both held similar ideas but also have conflicting ideas pertaining to the citizens "social contract" with their rulers, "Natural Condition of Mankind," and sovereignty.

Hobbes believed that people each have their own ideas of right and wrong, and that there is no way to tell if a person’s version of right and wrong is universally right or wrong. Practically, that each person will create their own rationalization and will even kill another person for physical safety or securing

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are two of most important philosophers whose writing have had a major impact on Farmers of the U.s Constitution. Even though both Hobbes and Locked were well known for their social contracts and natural law theories, they both have very different approaches to the where they stand and their conclusion in several laws of nature. Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher from Malmesbury while John Locke was from Wrighton, Somerset.

John Locke was born on August 29th, 1632 in Wrington, Somerset. John’s father was a lawyer and a small landowner. He fought on the parliamentarian side during the English civil war of the 1640s. John attended elite Westminster School. Between 1652 and 1667, John enrolled in Christ Church, Oxford where he was a student and a lecturer. He attended Christ Church so he could study medicine. Medicine has played a large role in his life and he was always fascinated of it. John received an outstanding education because of his father’s connections and allegiance to the English government. He, later on, became a highly influential philosopher, writing about political philosophy, epistemology, and education. John Locke’s writings helped found modern Western philosophy.

John Locke was an 17th century English Physician and philosopher. He was born on August,29th

In order to analyze Hobbes’s work of moral and political philosophy, one must first understand his view of human nature. Hobbes’s was greatly influenced by the scientific revolution of the early 17th century, and by the civil unrest and civil war in England while he wrote. Hobbes views the nature of man as being governed by the same laws of nature described by Galileo and refined by Newton .He writes in Leviathan “And as we see in the water, though the wind cease, the waves give not over rowling (rolling) for a long time after; so also it happeneth in that mation, which is made in the internall parts of a man” . From this, he concludes that man is in a constant state of motion. Being at rest is not the natural state of man, but rather a rarity.

Thomas Hobbes was born in 1588 and died in 1679. His most famous work was the Leviathan and it discussed how he saw a social construct, or the state of nature, to be produced and enforced. The main focuses of his piece heavily enforce his view on political philosophy, meaning how a society should be run, the state of nature and how natural laws are formed from the state of nature, and conflicts humans face because they are seen as distrustful and deceitful to one another.

One could divide Hobbes’ political theory into two parts: the first being his theory of human motivation followed by his theory of the social contract, which is based off the theoretical State of Nature. Hobbes’ theory of human motivation, better known as Psychological Egoism, is the thesis that “we are always deep down motivated by what we perceive to be in our own self-interest” (Friend). The second part of his theory is based on the social contract, which was established on the theoretical State of Nature. Hobbes published the

Hobbes’s view on society was generally negative. The main thing that I disagreed with from his writings was the idea that power should be based in one person or small group. Hobbes once said, “I authorise and give up my right of governing myself to this man, or to this assembly of men, on this condition, that thou give up thy right to him, and authorize all his actions in like manner” This is what leads to dictatorship mentalities and the oppression of others when you feel someone is competing against your own interests. Thomas Hobbes’s philosophy on people in society is also pretty harsh. Hobbes argues that people in society will work for their own self-interests and will pursue pleasure while mechanically avoiding pain. I personally felt that Hobbes’s views on society were negative due to his views on people in general. Hobbes viewed people as machines with tools such as emotions and thoughts as a way to survive. I completely disagree with this because he viewed humans as soulless beings, and this is in complete objection to my own personal views. I believe we, as humans, are predestined to rationally make decisions soulfully and emotionally. We make decisions and live rationally through our emotions. Hobbes ignored the basic idea of humans as being rational in and actual capable of doing more than just quarrelling or working towards their own

Hobbes believed that in nature people had to do whatever was necessary to survive and that even if living together, people were still likely to fight. His view of people was dark and most likely due to the horrors of a series of political schemes and armed conflicts he had seen during the English Civil War. He believed that a contract was necessary. Hobbes felt that people were not capable of living in a democratic society. Instead, a single dominant ruler was needed, and if everyone did their part, then the community would function smoothly. Hobbes’ theory is unlike Locke and Rousseau’s. He believed that once the people gave power to the government, the people gave up the right to that power. It would essentially be the cost of the safety the people were seeking.

Hobbes made many philosophical contributions, many of which can best be seen in his book titled Leviathan. In it he targets the social contract theory and reasons that society will sustain under complete submission to authority. The Social Contract theory stated that the right

Throughout this course, we have examined many different concepts and ideals. Overarching all of these were the three Big Questions: “Who am I? What can I know? Based on what I know, how should I act?” These answers to these questions can be reached in many different ways from many different points of view. The documents we examined in this course answer the questions in different ways, and many of them have helped me come to a cumulative understanding of the answers to them.

Hobbes takes issue with the philosophy of his day, which is Aristotelian. His theory is put forth against the idea that objects send visible waves and sound waves and the like (102). He goes on to speak about how objects in motion stay in motion and objects at rest stay at rest. Objects are always moving and it is this motion that Hobbes thinks eventually comes in contact with our senses, and moves them in turn. Since the senses have been moved, they will continue to move until something stops them. This continued motion, even after the external object is no

Throughout history, there have been many political philosophers whom influenced the government seen in history books and in modern-day society. Despite the varying ideas about government by each political theorist, aspects of each individual idea can be seen in several political documents such as the United States Declaration of Independence. One of these political theorists being Thomas Hobbes, who believed that people would benefit greatly from a Monarch. While John Locke, another renowned political theorist believed that, though the government could help the people, but did not need absolute control over every aspect of their lives. Though, both theorists had different ideology on the structure of the government the ideas would later go on to influence several political documents including the United States Declaration of Independence.