Opinon Essay on the Three Views of a Human Being

Comparison Essay

Humans are one of the most complicated and complex species on earth. From their thinking to their accomplishments there is no limit what so ever. From the starting of society philosophers were focusing on human beings that are they innately evil or pure? A bunch of philosophers strived to seek the undeniable answer of this philosophical question. There were three that made a big impact on how we think about humanity.

English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes had very specific perspective on how the government should rule. Hobbes believed that man by birth is born very immoral and if left without no rules or regulations than there is no such thing as good or bad. For man to live peacefully with harmony and to reproduce to make the future generation, then a strict law and order is must in a society or else people will be living in a state of anarchy. Thomas Hobbes visits an authoritarian leader such as a monarch. Ostensibly Hobbes has quite an uneventful aspect of humanity.

Another English philosopher with the name of John Locke had the converse point of view that Thomas Hobbes had. Locke believed that people have a gift of reason and thought. They have the natural ability to govern themselves and to look after the well being of society. Thomas also believed that governments should only advance with the approval of the people. Thomas Locke thought it was optimal for government to break into 3 branches so that the powers are evenly distributed and there is no complete power in just one branch. If one branch of the government manipulate or misuse their power then people have the right to rebel. Evidently Locke has a very satisfied point of view on humanity.

After the deaths of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke there came another famous philosopher that went by the name of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Jean had a brilliant quote that claimed man is born free but everywhere he goes he is in chains. This meant that there are always boundaries and limits to what a man can do in a society. Rousseau believed that naturally good people were getting corrupted by institutions in the society such as governments, schools, the arts and media. According to Rousseau, man must vote on laws himself, without anybody representing him. Seemingly Rousseau wanted to have a direct democracy in which the government should exist on the basis of a social contract.

In the end all three of the philosophers put up a great say on humanity. In my opinion all three of these men are some what right. Thomas Hobbes believed that man is born innately immoral. John Locke believed that humans have an ability to take care of themselves without harming anybody around them. Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that society's institutions were corrupting man. The perspective that compares to Canada's democracy is probably John Locke's. In my opinion democracy is normal citizens