1. Hobbes and Locke
2 views on Humanity
State of Nature: This phrase refers to the natural state of man, how would mankind behave if they were allowed to be themselves without outside influence?
Social Contract – This phrase refers to an unwritten agreement between people and their rulers/government. What are the people going to do for the government in exchange for the government protecting them? What responsibility does the government have to its citizens?
Government – Both believed a government was necessary, but their thoughts on how that government should look was very different.
What type of government did they prefer and why?
Hobbes
Locke