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Hobbes Vs. Weber
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Hobbes Vs. Weber By Jordan Fuller
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About Max Weber and Thomas Hobbes
Max Weber
-Spent his life anylizing the growth of the industrial revolution.
-saw that people were becoming more rational through time, as society grew
- Saw modern rationality through the Prodestant Reformation
- Believed that political parties were an example of social stratification or how the way that people are divided in society due to their position of power
Max Weber
Background Info.
- Born on April 21, 1864
-was a political economist and philosopher
-died on June 14, 1920
Thomas Hobbes
- Hobbes was a contractarian, which means he believed that people would make right choices due to a hypotheticl social contract
-Hobbes also believed in following the rules of any ruler/ president/ king, to avoid a recreating events in the past like the English Civil War.
-Thomas Hobbes believed all people to be inherintly evil; he called this a natural state, which is the state we are in before we are influenced by society
Published "Leviathan" in 1651
Published "Leviathan" in 1651
Background Info.
- Born on April 5, 1588 in Westport, Wiltshire
-English philosopher who was a founder of political philosohy
-Died on December 4, 1679
Background Info.
Differences and Beliefs
Max Weber believed that all people grew to become more rational throughout time, yet Hobbes believed people were inherintly evil and were influenced by society.
Similarities
Both believed that you should obey the ruler/ king of your country, no matter if it was law or if it would stabilize society. These two philosophers also believed in social structure and political structure, and about how society gradually became better.