Hobbes

Hobbes Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau while all being similar in many ways, also differentiate amongst themselves as well. This statement proves to be true when looking at several of there basic values, and principles. One of these basic principles is the belief that all the powers of government should be focused solely on providing for the good of the public. This basic principle which all of them have it in common, is applied, and flushed out differently by each one of them. While looking at this basic idea that the goal of government should be to provide for the public good, I find it necessary to first show how each of these political theorists embrace this idea personally. Thomas Hobbes in his book The Leviathan talks about the great Leviathan which is synonymous with that of a common-wealth or state. He believes this Leviathan to be but an “artificial man; though of greater stature and strength than the Naturall, for whose protection and defense it was intended”.(Hobbes p.1) What Hobbes I believe means by this is that the Leviathan, or government has been set up to protect and defend its public from harm. hobbes, government, one, public, good, common-wealth, power, because, believes, rousseau, locke, monarchy, different, basic, idea, cannot, society, should, people, laws, form, sovereign, set, nature, man, feels, best, being, state, property, king, harm, forms, third, rights