Thomas Hobbes and Jonh Locke

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are two philosophers who have thought extensively on the subject human nature and conflict in human society. The question that arises from a discussion of these two men is who is more logical? The best way to answer this question is to compare their arguments and to juxtapose their views. There are three main topics that would help understand the philosophers' points of view: the natural condition of mankind, causes …

…feels that people should give up virtually all of their rights and political power to the government. Locke, more logically, states that the government should be given enough power and rights to make them a government, but people should also retain rights that can not be impinged by those in control. All in all, John Locke put forth arguments that were well thought out, more realistic and more logical than the arguments of Thomas Hobbes.