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Hobbes vs Locke

Jaques Bossuet Devine Right Absolutism Thomas Hobbes Philosophical Absolutism John Locke Philosophical and Biblical Constitutionalism

Social Contract 1. What is the origin of government? 2. How much authority should the state have over the individual?

Thomas Hobbes Leviathan (1651) The defense of Philosophical Absolutism Defense of Philosophical Absolutism

Job 41 Canst thou draw out Leviathan with a hook? Or his tongue with a cord? Will he make many supplications unto thee? Will he speak soft words unto thee? Will thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bound him for thy maidens? Lay thine hand upon him, Remember the battle, Do no more.

Leviathan Published in 1651, in the midst of England's civil war, Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan helped shape western political thinking. To protect us from inevitable anarchy, Hobbes argued, we need a leader and protector, whose position is governed by a contract with the people

State of War War of all against all bellum omnium contra omnes

Life is: Solitary Poor Nasty Brutish Short

“I truly believe that in the absence of an invincible absolute ruler, we would all kill each other”

Leviathan A Ruler should be powerful enough to be beyond challenge

Trust? Can people be trusted? Man is good Society is corrupt Why do you lock your door?

Hobbes writes Leviathan against the backdrop of the English Civil War, thus shaping his philosophy

John Locke Two Treatises on Government (1689) Defense of Constitutionalism

Natural Rights

Life Liberty Property Natural Rights

Right to revolt

Glorious (almost bloodless) Revolution

Comparing Hobbes and Locke Graphic Organizer Question HobbesLocke Similar or Different What is the natural state of man before forming a government? Are governments instituted through Divine Right or through a Social Contract? Why do we have government? Where does sovereignty reside? Do people have a right to overthrow the government in extreme cases? Similar To protect us from ourselves To protect Natural Rights The Monarch The People NO WAY!!! YES s State of Nature Social ContractSocial contract Similar Different

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