How Did Thomas Hobbes Contribute To The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that stressed reason, thought, and the power of individuals to solve problem. These beliefs also paved the way for new ways of thinking about the government. Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher, believed that humans were naturally selfish and wicked. Without a government to keep order, life would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” The people would hand over their rights, and in exchange, they would receive law and order. Hobbes believed in a social contract, an implicit understanding between government and governed. His ideal government would be an absolute monarchy that holds power like a leviathan, a sea monster.
John Locke, also an English philosopher, believed that people
John Locke, also an English philosopher, believed that people