The Philosophies Of John Locke And Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes was always fearful of religion, as an organized group fighting for the same cause relying on only faith could be quite dangerous to the government. John Locke also sided with the Protistants to fight the Roman Catholic king.

Who Influenced John Locke: • Hugo Grotius • René Descartes • Robert Filmer • Samuel Von Pufendorf • Thomas Hobbes Who influenced Thomas Hobbes: • Aristotle • Niccolò Machiavelli • Plato • Francis Bacon • Galileo Galilei

The debate between Locke’s and Hobbe’s inverse ideas of how to manage a civilization as a ruler has prevailed for centuries, and has turned into one of history’s greatest subjects to argue over. However, I believe John Locke’s philosophy would prove to be better if it were to be applied in today’s world. It is more morally correct than that of Hobbe’s philosophy. If Hobbe’s idea was applied, people would revolt only by the description. A vast majority of American citizens have some sort of patriotism, and with patriotism comes a line that everyone has heard; “The Land Of The Free, And The Home Of The Brave.”

5 Books That You Would Find On John Locke’s Shelf • The Bill Of Rights, written by Akhil Reed Amar https://www.amazon.com/Bill-Rights-Creation-Reconstruction/dp/0300082770 • The Second Treatise Of Civil Government, written by John Locke https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Treatises_of_Government • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Essay_Concerning_Human_Understanding • A Letter Concerning Tolerance https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Letter_Concerning_Toleration • Some Thoughts Concerning Education https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Thoughts_Concerning_Education 5 Books That You Would Find On Thomas Hobbe’s Shelf • The Bill Of Rights, written by Akhil Reed Amar https://www.amazon.com/Bill-Rights-Creation-Reconstruction/dp/0300082770 • Leviathan, written by Thomas Hobbes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(Hobbes_book) • On The Citizen, written by Thomas Hobbes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Cive • Human Na...

Hi! My name is Jason Werner and I attend World Journalism Preparatory School. I am 16 years old and currently enrolled in Mr. Thompson’s AP World History course. Here, I will be addressing the philosophies of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.