Aim: How do the ideologies of Hobbes
and Locke differ?
Do Now: ON YOUR OWN – Review your
rankings of the Enlightenment thinkers.
Where did you rank John Locke? Why
Where did you rank Thomas Hobbes? Why?
Review from Friday:
• The new ways of thinking developed during the Scientific
Revolution began to extend into other areas of life beyond that of
just science. Scholars and philosophers began to re-think the old
ideas about religion, economics, and education.
• In France, these social critics were known as “Philosophes”. For
the most part, they were not professional philosophers, but rather
self-appointed critics who believed that it was their duty to think
critically. These thinkers were optimistic and believed that they
lived in an exciting era of great change for humanity.
Today we will focus on Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
Activity #1- Human Nature
Activity #2-Why do people join society?
Activity #3- The Ideal Government
Activity #4: Close Reading-Primary
Source Documents
…If any two men desire the same
thing, which nevertheless they
cannot both enjoy, they become
enemies… Hereby it is manifest
that during this time men live
without a common power to keep
them all in awe, they are in that
condition which is called war; and
such a war as is of every man
against every man…
-Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan
1651)
First: They are to govern
by…established laws, not to be varied
in particular cases, but to have one
rule for rich and poor… Secondly:
These laws also ought to be designed
for… the good of the people. Thirdly:
They must not raise taxes on the
property of the people without the
consent of the people given by
themselves of their deputies.
Fourthly: Legislative neither must
nor can transfer the power of making
laws to anybody else, or place it
anywhere but where the people have.
-John Locke (Second Treatise of
Civil Government 1690)
Summary: Hobbes v. Locke
Write a short dialogue between Hobbes and Locke on their differing ideas on
Human Nature, Society, and the Ideal Government. You must use textual
evidence from your handout!
Homework