WHAT DO YOU SEE

THE LEVIATHAN

WRITTEN BY THOMAS HOBBES

• Hobbes thought people suck
• LifE is nasty, brutish and short
• Nature is a state of constant war, bloody in tooth and claw
• Needed a strong leader to prevent chaos

THOMAS HOBBES

JOHN LOCKE

WROTE 2 TREATISE ON GOVERNMNET

• Thought people generally good
• People create government to protect rights
• Life, liberty, and property
• Paid to write these and justify revolution

JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU

WROTE THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

• Argued government is supposed to enforce the will of the people
• Thought civilization was slavery, liked idea of noble savage
• Said there should be temporary dictator in crisis
• Thought children should be raised in nature

TASK

• In groups create your ideal social contract
• Not more than ten items on the list