Human nature is defined as the general psychological characteristics, feelings, and behavioral traits of humankind, regarded as shared by all humans. Both philosophers, Jean Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes discuss about human nature in their writing although they both have different perspectives. Rousseau claims that humans weren’t originally evil, no unequal wealth or inequality, people went through many phases before reaching that stage in their development. However, Hobbes thinks otherwise, he argues that our human nature is being evil or being in a constant war with each other meaning we need a common power to control us. Hobbes has the correct view on human nature because people are fighting each other constantly and afraid of
