Formation of Government
The formation of government is one of the central themes for both Hobbes and Locke. Whether or not men naturally form a government, or must form a government, is based on man’s basic nature. According to Hobbes, a government must be formed to preserve life and prevent loss of property. According to Locke, a government arises to protect life and property. Governments are born of inequality and formed to administer equality.Hobbes goes into a lot of detail concerning man’s interactions with one another including ways in which man can seek to live “together in Peace, and Unity” (page 69). However, Hobbes focuses on the interactions of man seeking the same goal. In any system of limited resources, “Competition of Riches, Honour, Command, or other power enclineth to Contention, Enmity, and War: Because the way of one Competitor, to attaining of his desire, is to kill, subdue, supplant, or repell the other” (page 70). Hobbes also deals with the qualities which man possess, and how they affect a man’s basic nature. Man who is charismatic leads others to confide in him. Charisma combined with military ability causes men to follow others as leaders. Those who think of themselves as leaders, the “Men that have a strong opinion of their
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Approximate Word count = 1257
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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