Hobbes Locke T-Chart G9
Question
Nature of Man
State of Man in Nature Terms of Social Contract: Duties Sovereign & Individuals
HOBBES
LOCKE
BAD!!!
GOOD!!!
maximize pleasure; minimize pain state of war
tabula rasa: innocent peaceful; cooperative
everyone against everyone
some insecurity
insecure Subjects: give up rights for protection; duty to obey monarch Monarch: supreme authority; must keep order; is the LEVIATHAN
Subjects: give up few rights; unalienable rights Life, Liberty, Property; duty to obey the monarch UNLESS their natural rights are not being protected THEN right to overthrow the monarch and put a new monarch on the throne Monarch: duty to protect the natural rights of his subjects; to keep order; if he VIOLATES his duty, he can be removed
LEVIATHAN Who has Sovereignty?
Who/What defines Justice?
CITIZENS