Thomas Hobbes lived and died well before the time of the American Revolution. However, his ideas were very influential to john Locke. Locke had a major belief that every person had the right to life, liberty, and property. His thoughts were the main basis for the Declaration of Independence.
he thought there should be equal rights for all and nobody should have more power over anyone and hobbes also thought that the community should have more say to pass laws.
True. John Locke had more influence on the American Founders than did Thomas Hobbes. The Americans wanted nothing to do with Thomas Hobbes. The Americans did not want George III. The Americans did not seek Leviathan.
* People are fearful and predatory * Secular reasons for government * Supremacy of government bound by natural rights
no, but he did influence the declaration of independence
Hobbes, an Enlightenment Philosopher believed people needed to be governed by an absolute monarch as described in his writing called the Leviathan.
John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Locke is right, I'm not sure about Hobbes.
True. John Locke had more influence on the American Founders than did Thomas Hobbes. The Americans wanted nothing to do with Thomas Hobbes. The Americans did not want George III. The Americans did not seek Leviathan.
Hobbes wanted a strong government monarchy.
His "social contract" theory established that a government should serve and protect the people under it - acting only with "consent of the governed".
Thomas Hobbes for one
Hobbes believed that government was necessary to keep order and to avoid chaos.
Hobbes presented three types of government monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. He argued that monarchy was the best.
Hobbes main idea was human being need government to control them
The State exists to serve the will of the people. (ESHS Government and Citizenship 01 Foundations of American Government )
He felt that a Unliminted Government was best because, Hobbes wanted absolute power.- Therefore him wanting to be a monarchy.
Hobbes main idea was human being need government to control them
He had the government give the people peace and security.. He rejected the Divine Right of Kings and developed the phrase "Social COntract" to describe the relationship that people surrender some of their natural rights to a government in return security and peace.
* People are fearful and predatory * Secular reasons for government * Supremacy of government bound by natural rights