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This is the first 1,000 characters of 1286 words (5.14 pages) in the essay titled hobbes Ever since the two men themselves walked the Earth, there has been considerably debate as to whether the political thought of Thomas Hobbes or John Locke was closer to the truth. Hobbes, characterized as the Apologist for Absolutism in The Western Heritage, believed that the natural state of man was one of continuous competition and would generally be solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. Therefore, he believed in a strong absolute monarch to keep the people under control. Locke, called the Defender of Moderate Liberty by the textbook, generally believed that in a natural state, man would be just as concerned with the rights of others as with their own. Therefore, government was to make sure that everyone s rights were protected. In my opinion, neither of these men are completely correct with their thought. However, if I was to live in a society governed by the thought of one of these two men, I would choose to live in one designed by Locke.Hobbes rather pessimistic view of human nature renders his political thought doubtful. In his view, man exists only for bodily pleasure and other such selfish pleasures. Although there is some truth to that, his call for absolutism on those grounds is doubtful at best. In addition, Hobbes places all the responsibility for preventing man from misbehaving in the hands of the absolute monarch. How can he be so sure that this ruler will not be dominated by his own hopelessly selfish will? If his thought is correct, the ruler will... |
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Keywords: thomas hobbes, john locke, absolute monarch, pessimistic view, absolutism, lastly, political thought, eighteenth century, ruler, two men, closer to the truth, selfish pleasures, resistance in france, bodily pleasure, nasty brutish and short, western heritage, choose to live, commoners, apologist, misbehaving