“Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are enlightenment thinkers who came up with different opinions dealing with human nature.” (Yost, lecture notes) Thomas Hobbes believed that “humans were naturally selfish, greedy, and cruel.” (Yost, lecture notes) People are naturally evil because they grow up having to be taught right from wrong, are born without values essential to being good, and have selfish notions. People grow up having to be taught right from wrong by punishment and consequences. When someone is arrested they go to a corrections facility to serve time for their actions. Sometimes when they are released, they go back to their evil ways. When someone is emotionally distressed, they seek therapy. A therapist will help a person eliminate
