Hobbes and Locke Outcome

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Thomas Hobbes was born in Wiltshire, England in 1588 just prior to the Spanish Armada. Philosophy is defined by Hobbes as the reasoned knowledge of effects from causes, and causes from effects.

Hobbes was educated in Oxford where he learnt about the great classics and also of Aristotle, however Hobbes disliked Aristotle's approach that democracy was the best form of government.

Hobbes spent many a year on the continent and his disliking for Aristotle's works grew, when he returned to Britain there was a civil war underway so he left the country again and wrote several pieces of literature, these include the, "De Cive" and "The Elements of law". Later on his book the "Leviathan was published".

Hobbes died in 1679 after becoming one well-known political writer, but he has not been forgotten and his political thought lives on.

Hobbes's most famous piece of work the, "Leviathan" presents life before government was formed this was what Hobbes referred to as the, "State of nature". Hobbes believed that every man was naturally equal and due to this war