John Locke and Thomas Hobbes’ views on humanity differed and it affects their views on government. The Enlightenment started from some key ideas put forth by two English political thinkers of the 1600s, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Both men experienced the political turmoil of England early in that century. However, they came to very different conclusions about government and human nature. ”
John Locke believed that all people were born free, and equal with the three natural rights of life, liberty and to own property. But on the other hand Thomas Hobbes, who argued in his book Leviathan that all humans were naturally selfish and wicked. According to Locke humans were rational beings that could govern their own affairs. Thomas Hobbes thought
John Locke believed that all people were born free, and equal with the three natural rights of life, liberty and to own property. But on the other hand Thomas Hobbes, who argued in his book Leviathan that all humans were naturally selfish and wicked. According to Locke humans were rational beings that could govern their own affairs. Thomas Hobbes thought