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Locke Vs. Hobbes

Political Actions

Political Actions

  • Strongly believed in an totalarian government.
  • Invented the Social Contract.
  • Totalarian Government- authority has absolute control over all aspects of life.
  • Social Contract - an agreement among the people and government.
  • Founder of Democracy and was infleunced by Hobbes' creation of Social Contract.
  • Democracy- a form of governemnt in which all eligible citizens participate equally.

Impact

  • Fortunately, Hobbes' theories sculpted modern philosophy and continued to influence people till this day about absolute power.
  • His works supported the federalists side of the American Constitution.

Impact

Authority

  • Thomas Hobbes falls under the Authority section of the spectrum.
  • Authority-the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
  • Without strong central government, society would be chaotic.
  • There would be a danger for the people if they were allowed to do what they want.
  • Locke's theories were beneficial toward Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
  • Inspired the liberal aspect of the American Revolution.
  • Theory was the foundation of the American Constition.

Liberty

Authority

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Thomas Hobbes

Liberty

  • John Locke lies on the liberty portion of the spectrum.
  • Liberty- the quality individuals obtain to control their own lives.
  • All people have the right to partake in the role of the government.
  • There are many different people in this world that they would all equal each other out.

Liberty

Authority

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John Locke

Thomas Hobbes

  • An English Philosopher whom was born on April 5, 1588 during England's Civil War.
  • Founding father of modern political philosophy.
  • His most well known piece of literature was the Leviathan.

John Locke

Thomas Jefferson

  • An English philosopher who was born on August 29th, 1632.
  • Time period was the Enlightened Age.
  • All men should be civil rather than stealing.
  • Most famous work was the Two Treatises on Government.

Hobbesian State of Nature

  • Without strong central government, society would be chaotic.
  • Absolute power- the authority holds all power.
  • People should obey the Authority.

Historical

Circumstances

  • People are selfish and needy.
  • Men would rather steal in order to gain what they want.
  • People are naturally wicked and are incapable to govern.

Lockean State of Nature

  • An American politician that was very influenced by John Locke's beliefs.
  • Adopted "Life, Liberty, and Persuit of Happiness" from Locke's theoryof "Life, Liberty, and property."
  • John Locke helped structure the Declaration of Independence as a thread to a direct relationship between the people and the government.
  • The government must have the consent of the people.
  • The human nature is governed by thought and reason.
  • Strong belief that all goods and property should be protected by the government.
  • Man should create an agreement to every disagreement.

Historical Circumstances

  • To have a well organized society, there should be sense of equality among the people and government.
  • Morally, the government should go as to what the people have to say.
  • Protect life, liberty, and property.

Jeremy Bentham

Citations

  • An English philosopher who was impacted by Thomas Hobbes' works.
  • Utilitarianism- virtue that bases of the utility that will promote the most happiness for society.
  • Believed that in order for utilitarianism, men emphasizes the role of rationality.
  • Thought that Hobbes' theories would accomplish self-perservation.

John Locke:

  • http://www.iep.utm.edu/locke-po/
  • http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/john-locke-natural-rights-to-life-liberty-and-property#axzz2thdXYdeR

Thomas Hobbes:

  • http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/
  • http://jim.com/hobbes.htm
  • http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/nature/hobbes-bio.html

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