Ask Question
24 January, 19:40

How did the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke differ?

+3
Answers (1)
  1. 24 January, 20:24
    0
    Hobbes took a rather dim view: life is nasty brutish and short. resources are limited, and any single person is equally vulnerable to injury, death, or demise. Therefore the strongest most efficient government is necessary to protect its citizenry. Hence a monarch with dictatorial powers

    Locke took a different view. Rather than each person being equally vulnerable to demise, each person, for Locke, was equally free and sovereign. And there is an abundance of resources (food, land) that one need only mix the labor with in order to own. Locke would want to form a democratic government because of the practical difficulty of each person being their own law enforcement, labor force, in short a government unto themselves.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question ✅ “How did the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke differ? ...” in 📘 History if you're in doubt about the correctness of the answers or there's no answer, then try to use the smart search and find answers to the similar questions.
Search for Other Answers