State of Nature
What would no government at all look like for Hobbes?
Complete chaos and would be extremely mad there is no ruler
What did Hobbes think the social contract should look like?
He thought to escape violence that humans should give up all freedom to a king or one ruler.
What type of government did Locke believe in?
A democracy
Who lived first Hobees or Locke
Hobbes
What was the name of Thomas Hobbes famous book?
Leviathan
What would no government look like for Locke?
He would be happy because people would be getting Natural Rights.
What did Locke think the social contract should be?
He believed while there is a leader there should be limited power and humans should have freedom as a natural right.
What type of government did Hobbes believe in
A absolute monarchy
What was Hobbes philosophy?
to talk about how humans are bloody animals that will kill each other if they are not ruled by one leader
What was the name of John Locke's famous book?
Two Treatises of Government
What happens and what doesn't happen if there is a absolute monarchy?
You get protection from the government and there army but you don't get the natural freedom that all humans deserve.
What is the definition of the social contract?
a agreement were people give up some or all of their freedom for protection from the goverment.
What is life like in a absolute monarchy?
you have no freedom you pay a lot of taxes and the king is basically a dictator what ever he says goes
What was Lockes philosophy?
That humans are blank slates and what they are growing up mostly decides if they will make good choices or not
A good motto for Hobbes would be...
No need to fear an Absolute Monarchy is here!
What happens and what does not happen in a place where there was no government at all?
Humans would get to experience a blank state a be able to make good choices but others might start wars and go crazy.
Who is the social contract between?
The citizens and the government
What is life like in a democracy?
you have freedom and can vote on leaders and aren't scared that the leader could kill you for disrespecting him.
What is a example of an absolute Monarchy in history
France in the 1600 's
A good motto for Locke would be...
You make your own choices what will you choose to do?
What would a absolute monarchy look like for Locke?
Unfair for the humans natural rights and the government is giving a unfair BLANK SLATE to the citizens.
Could the citizens revolt under Locke if the government broke the social contract?
yes, because Locke believed that the government should only have limited power and the government does not get full power.
What social contract does the U.S follow Hobbes or Lockes
Lockes
What is a example of democracy in history
modern day U.S
Today what would Hobbes and Locke think of modern America
Hobbes would think poorly of it because there is not a single person in control and humans have rights because he thinks humans will go to war with each other if they dont have one single ruler.
Locke would love it because some of his work inspired the writers of the constitution and would like that humans have freedom