John Locke - Ideas in the Declaration of Independence The key elements in Locke's political theory are natural rights, social contract, government by consent, and right of revolution.
Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes Man by nature is evil. In the state of nature there is no formal law, no order, no culture, and no hope. In other words, a state of total chaos where no man has any individual rights, and all men are at war.
An Imaginary Debate - Locke vs Hobbes
Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes Man by nature is evil. In the state of nature there is no formal law, no order, no culture, and no hope. In other words, a state of total chaos where no man has any individual rights, and all men are at war.
An Imaginary Debate - Locke vs Hobbes