Politics_Of_Philosophy

Politics Of Philosophy Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau each responded that humanity had once lived in a natural state without government. They believed that people were able to create a government which would serve their interests better than the natural state did. Born in 1588, Thomas Hobbes was a significant philosopher in the 1600’s. Not only did he have one of the most influential views on materialism, He also had a very intriguing outlook on human nature. He believed man’s nature to be selfish and careless of others. That man only looked out for his own best interest. The security of an individual depended on his own strength and intelligence. He believed that life of man was, shut-in, poor, nasty, and short. Therefore he felt the only solution is the establishment of a society with a stable government. He stated that the formation of a powerful government assured the individual’s security and restraint man’s selfish and aggressive nature. In order for this security, the people must promise complete obedience. He believed freedom is only possible if the people surrender their liberty to “an all powerful sovereign.” Another considerable English philosopher was John Locke. Unlike Hobbes, Locke believed man’s nature to be reasonable and believed, government, nature, society, man, people, human, therefore, natural, must, general, today, security, own, hobbes, free, forced, everyone, each, three, theories, stated, state, should, selfish, rights, rest, protect, powerful, possible, philosophers, philosopher, one, locke