Compare And Contrast Hobbes And John Locke
Hobbes vs. Locke
Many philosophers, such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, have discussed over the years if he human race is naturally good or evil. People than choice their side of the argument, one side believing that humans have a basically good nature that is corrupted by society, while the other side believes that humans have a bad nature that is kept in check by society. As John Locke believes that the human race is good, it is reasonable to accept as true because we are born neutral, with free will, and fear of a higher power. Humans are born neutral, no one is biases or evil from the beginning. Research has shown that young children do not tend to lean towards the bad of society. They do not know about racial indifferences, children know right from wrong. In some cases they to choice the bad side but in comparison to what people think of when they hear “evil” their actions are very much justified. Due to the fact that people are born neutral, with a build in moral compass, telling them what to do and what not to …show more content…
The power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion is the official definition of free will. With free will, God gave us the choice to do whatever we want. With the devil tempting us, we are more inclined to choose evil over bad, but with God’s influence we choose good. Plus if humans were naturally evil everything we know about God is a lie. There are people who believe that the bible states that humans are born evil, however, it does not mentions the word evil. The bible states that humans are all born with original sin, the tendency to sin innate in all human beings, held to be inherited from Adam in consequence of the Fall. Because of free will and moral standards we choose what we know is right, deep in our hearts, human beings fear God ,therefore, it is in our nature to please
Many philosophers, such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, have discussed over the years if he human race is naturally good or evil. People than choice their side of the argument, one side believing that humans have a basically good nature that is corrupted by society, while the other side believes that humans have a bad nature that is kept in check by society. As John Locke believes that the human race is good, it is reasonable to accept as true because we are born neutral, with free will, and fear of a higher power. Humans are born neutral, no one is biases or evil from the beginning. Research has shown that young children do not tend to lean towards the bad of society. They do not know about racial indifferences, children know right from wrong. In some cases they to choice the bad side but in comparison to what people think of when they hear “evil” their actions are very much justified. Due to the fact that people are born neutral, with a build in moral compass, telling them what to do and what not to …show more content…
The power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion is the official definition of free will. With free will, God gave us the choice to do whatever we want. With the devil tempting us, we are more inclined to choose evil over bad, but with God’s influence we choose good. Plus if humans were naturally evil everything we know about God is a lie. There are people who believe that the bible states that humans are born evil, however, it does not mentions the word evil. The bible states that humans are all born with original sin, the tendency to sin innate in all human beings, held to be inherited from Adam in consequence of the Fall. Because of free will and moral standards we choose what we know is right, deep in our hearts, human beings fear God ,therefore, it is in our nature to please