Sneer

There are two academics in history who have two completely different views on the human beings most natural state:

Thomas Hobbes believed:
. Desire is continual and never permanently satisfied
. Failing to satisfy leads to despair
. Men are competitive, all have desires and fear death
. Therefore, our natural state is one of war and conflict
. Every individual has a right to use own power to satisfy desires
. To combat this state, humans must be controlled by a law.
. Rights if individualism concerned by self survival must be given up for peace.
Humans must be controlled by a greater power.

Rousseau
. Argued Humans are naturally solitary and free
. State of nature based on freedom, happiness, health and peace
. Self Love and Compassion come before any reason or rationality
. Saw encouragement and release of natural qualities as the best form of education.
. commerce and money quash morals and virtues
. society causes oppression
. Individual must give up rights to democracy in order to acheive a greater good.

What are your views? who do you agree with more?

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