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"Explain And Discuss Hobbes' And Locke's Human Nature And Government" The overall aim of this essay is to explain and discuss the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in relation to human nature and government. To achieve this, the essay aims to look at significant pieces of political thinking, namely Hobbes writings in the Leviathan and Locke's Second Treatise of government. I will begin this essay by addressing four key areas, firstly the philosophical concept of 'the state of nature' where I shall also include a brief outline of how human nature is defined, secondly natural laws, thirdly the social contract theory and finally government. The final aspect of this essay is to offer a critique of the arguments, which will lead on to a concise conclusion. The state of nature, to many political philosophers, is the condition by which human beings would find themselves in the absence of...

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