Question

Contrasting Hobbes and Locke Match the philosopher with the idea that he supported. Life is "nasty brutish and short Thomas Hobbes People are naturally reasonable People have natural nghts." Rulers must respect nights People are naturally selfish
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Answer 1

Answer:

Thomas Hobbes

Life is "nasty, brutish, and short."

People are naturally selfish  

John Locke

People are naturally reasonable

People have "natural rights"

Rulers must respect rights

Explanation:

Both of them were well known English philosophers in the 17th century.  They both have different view of government.

Thomas Hobbes was a prominent supporter of a Monarchy system, while Locke was a prominent supporter of the democracy.

Hobbes believed that people are naturally only look out for themselves. So, He saw people's effort to seek conquest and power as something natural. In order to survive , he believe that a society need to be led by a strong leader that have absolute power over his citizen.

Locke on the other hand, believed that people do 'selfish' act because their situation force them to. This often force kind hearted people to act selfishly in order to survive. He had an opposing view compared to Hobbes. He believed that a perfect government should be ruled by its people. The government exist only to fulfill the needs and goals of the citizens , not the other way around.