Question

According to enlightenment thinkers, what is the nature of power? In general, do you agree with Hobbes or Locke? Why?

Answer 1

Answer: In 1690, Locke published his Two Treatises of Government. He generally agreed with Hobbes about the brutality of the state of nature, which required a social contract to assure peace. ... The king did not hold absolute power, as Hobbes had said, but acted only to enforce and protect the natural rights of the people.