POLITICAL PHILOSOPHERS

MAN IN STATE OF NATURE

• Hobbes-Chaos, state of war, fear
• Locke-Man is bound by natural law, can be discovered through reason
• Rousseau-Humans lived independent lives but were good, happy, and free.

SOCIAL CONTRACT

• Hobbes-Power surrendered to sovereign, man no right to resist
• Locke-Government created to serve, government can't violate natural law
• Rousseau-Person must submit to will of majority

IDEAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT

• Hobbes-Totalitarian (Absolute power of state)
• Locke-Indirect Democracy (Limited Government)
• Rousseau-Pure Democracy (Majority Rules, no limitation)

John Locke

"Government has no other end, but the preservation of property"

Thomas Hobbes
"It is not wisdom but authority that makes a law."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Force does not constitute right...obedience is due to only legitimate powers."