Two Men, Two Philosophies, One Era
Locke and Hobbes are two famous political philosophers who are most often perceived as being diametrically opposed in their conceptions of human nature and natural law. In contrast, it can also be claimed that the two different perspectives of Hobbes and Locke are not that far removed and are actually closer, upon further reflection we will compare and contrast the state of nature and its natural conditions. We will also take a closer look into to the differences with the nature of men, natural liberty, the equality of notion, and the construction of their social contracts.
Both philosophers believe that men are born into the state of nature, are free, and they are free for the same fundamental reason. Locke states, "the equality I there spoke of as proper to the business in hand, being that equal right that every man hath to his natural freedom, without being subjected to the will or authority of any other man"(Locke, 31). Locke thought that......
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