1. Hobbes And Locke Comparision
Whereas Hobbes did not dealt with the question of property in detail except entrusting it to the Leviathan, Locke shows a great enthusiasm for explaining the origins of property. ... Although for Hobbes the only reason for society and contract is the search for self-preservation, for Locke this basic right is guaranteed from the very beginning with the definition of state of nature and thus the establishment of an overawing power (a Leviathan) is not motivated by the transcendental desire for self-preservation. ... Consequently, according to Locke, in sharp contrast to the Leviathan of Hobbes...
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