The Social Contract Theories of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke

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The Social Contract Theories of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
Introduction

Thomas Hobbes (1588 1679) and John Locke (1632 1704) developed their political theories at a time of religious, political and social upheaval in England. They were archetypal enlightenment figures well acquainted with the scientific and philosophical concerns of their time. Hobbes was classically educated but later in life became interested scientific thought and metaphysics. Locke was a physician and a member of the Royal Society. They shared the enlightenment view of the world. For them God was the first cause but their scientific understanding of cause and effect shaped their view, not just of physical objects in the natural world and how they interacted but also of individuals and how they interacted in society. Hobbes published Leviathan, or the Matter, Form and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil in 1651, writing that his book was “occasioned by the disorders of the present time.”

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What should be remembered/understood about Englishmen such as
John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, George Berkeley, David Hume, among
several; is that all were original minds open to the challenge of ideas.
As such, they would have neither friend nor place in modern politics.