Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both think that the government should enforce Natural Law. However, they both have different philosophies on Natural Law. Natural Law is the philosophy that specific rights or values inherit by virtue of human nature and universally cognizable through human reason. Famous philosophers such as Cicero, Plato, and Aristotle inspired Hobbes and Locke. Plato was one of the first philosophers to write about Natural law around 409 B.C.E. while he served during the Peloponnesian War.
Hobbes studied under Mersenne Prime, who discovered the prime number. Mersenne was his teacher in Paris, France. In Paris he also studied with Rene Descartes and Pierre Gassendi. Descartes is one of the first thinkers to establish the thought …show more content…
There are a couple of general principles are; (1) human beings practice their own self-interest, (2) that all people are equal, (30) the three natural causes of quarrel, (4) the natural condition of perpetual war, and (5) humans pursue peace.
John Locke, on the other hand, believed the exact opposite. Locke studied at Oxford from 1652 until 1667. He studied under well-known philosophers, and was very successful during his undergraduate career. One of his first well-known pieces of work was an essay on the Law of Nature. Most of his work and intellectual effort was during his time at Oxford.
His most well known was called Two Treaties Concerning Government. It was a total of nineteen chapters. In the first chapter, he explains the right to make laws for protection of property. In chapter two, Locke claims that all men are originally in a state of nature. In three and four, Locke outlines the nature and state of law. In chapter five, it speaks about the right to property if it was previously …show more content…
Even if 99.9% of our human population were moralistic and good at heart, it would only take that 0.1% to corrupt the whole society. A great quote by Locke would be “It is not wisdom but authority that makes law.” This I can relate to. Although I relate to his philosophy, it can have its downs, too. I do not believe that our society should be completely controlled – but I do believe that we should have some law and order set into place. A perfect example of my idea of a “perfect” way of a society and culture would be the United States. We have laws that govern the people but it does not restrict us to our needed
Hobbes studied under Mersenne Prime, who discovered the prime number. Mersenne was his teacher in Paris, France. In Paris he also studied with Rene Descartes and Pierre Gassendi. Descartes is one of the first thinkers to establish the thought …show more content…
There are a couple of general principles are; (1) human beings practice their own self-interest, (2) that all people are equal, (30) the three natural causes of quarrel, (4) the natural condition of perpetual war, and (5) humans pursue peace.
John Locke, on the other hand, believed the exact opposite. Locke studied at Oxford from 1652 until 1667. He studied under well-known philosophers, and was very successful during his undergraduate career. One of his first well-known pieces of work was an essay on the Law of Nature. Most of his work and intellectual effort was during his time at Oxford.
His most well known was called Two Treaties Concerning Government. It was a total of nineteen chapters. In the first chapter, he explains the right to make laws for protection of property. In chapter two, Locke claims that all men are originally in a state of nature. In three and four, Locke outlines the nature and state of law. In chapter five, it speaks about the right to property if it was previously …show more content…
Even if 99.9% of our human population were moralistic and good at heart, it would only take that 0.1% to corrupt the whole society. A great quote by Locke would be “It is not wisdom but authority that makes law.” This I can relate to. Although I relate to his philosophy, it can have its downs, too. I do not believe that our society should be completely controlled – but I do believe that we should have some law and order set into place. A perfect example of my idea of a “perfect” way of a society and culture would be the United States. We have laws that govern the people but it does not restrict us to our needed