They both believed that, in a social contract, in which people give up individual freedom to live in an organized society.
There were three men who are historically linked to social contract theory. They are Thomas Hobbes, john Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Both Hobbes and Locke were Englishmen.
in a social contract, in which people give up individual freedom to live in an organized society
Both Hobbes and Locke had views on this topic.
John Locke was political philosopher and a proponent of natural law, and limited government. These two ideas that greatly influenced the Founding Fathers. Locke's ideas are reflected in both the Declaration of Independence, and the US Constitution.
When the Framers read the works of John Locke and Baron De Montesquieu they agreed with Locke about the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (although Locke wrote property instead of pursuit of happiness) and they agreed with Montesquieu about the separation of powers into three branches (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial).
One statement that is true about John Locke and Thomas Hobbes is that both imagined what life was like in a state of nature.
There were three men who are historically linked to social contract theory. They are Thomas Hobbes, john Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Both Hobbes and Locke were Englishmen.
There were three men who are historically linked to social contract theory. They are Thomas Hobbes, john Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Both Hobbes and Locke were Englishmen.
hobbes was in a disagrement with locke they both wantes to succed in their process.
Both believed that all humans have the right to life, liberty, and property.
That people should give up there natural rights (social contract)
Both believed that societies were built upon social contracts
Thomas Hobbes
in a social contract, in which people give up individual freedom to live in an organized society
Which of the following describes a common feature of both the French and American revolutions? A. Both conflicts resulted in the establishment of enlightened absolutist leaders. B. Both conflicts were motivated by the writings of John Locke and Charles de Montesquieu. C. Both conflicts succeeded in establishing republican governments that still exist today. D. Both conflicts were important inspirations for the earliest Enlightenment thinkers.
They were both philosophers, they both believed in many of the same ideas like for example the social cotract and the state of nature. hope this helped :))
They both were philosophers, yet in different centuries. They both had a theory of 'social contract'.