Social contract theorists: Hobbes vs. Rousseau This paper compares and contrasts Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau and then I discuss who I think has the stronger position and why.

Thomas Hobbes believes that all people are naturally evil, hostile, and self-seeking whereas Jean Jacques Rousseau claims that all people are naturally good people and generally happy. I plan to prove that Rousseau has the stronger position of the two contract theorists. <Tab/>Thomas Hobbes claims all people are hostile and naturally self-seeking. Hobbes's claims when two people have a desire for the same resource the natural result is war. The …

…all they know; so when a government collapses people do not know how to act and therefore there is mass chaos. If people were not socialized to only function under government there would be no chaos. Surely, as humans are the most intelligent species on this planet, if animals are capable of natural unhindered compassion for another animal not even of their own kind, human beings are just as capable. <Tab/>