John Locke believed that humans were innately good, while Thomas Hobbes believed that humans were innately bad.
Locke’s belief that humans are born good is based on his experiences in society. He argued that human nature was essentially good, but it was our environment that corrupted us. For example, Locke believed that children were naturally curious about the world around them and eager to learn. He also believed that people have a natural sense of right and wrong.
Hobbes’ view of human nature is more pessimistic than Locke’s. Hobbes believed that people are inherently selfish and violent because they are driven by their passions (which he defined as emotions without reason). He argued that this desire for power leads people to compete with each other for resources such as food and shelter, which can lead to conflict if one person wants something another has or if one person wants to take what someone else has already obtained. Hobbes believed that the only way for people to avoid conflict was through absolute monarchy (where one person rules over everyone else), which would allow them to keep order among themselves without resorting to violence.
Both men agreed that governments existed for one purpose: to protect people from harm caused by other people who might try to steal their property or do them physical harm. They also agreed that governments had a duty to provide their citizens with some basic services such as law enforcement and national defense so individuals could live safely without fear of being attacked by others who might try to steal their property or do them physical harm.
