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Thomas Hobbes lived and died well before the time of the American Revolution. However, his ideas were very influential to john Locke. Locke had a major belief that every person had the right to life, liberty, and property. His thoughts were the main basis for the Declaration of Independence.
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∙ 14y agohe thought there should be equal rights for all and nobody should have more power over anyone and hobbes also thought that the community should have more say to pass laws.
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True or false John Locke had more influence on the American Founders than did Thomas Hobbes?
True. John Locke had more influence on the American Founders than did Thomas Hobbes. The Americans wanted nothing to do with Thomas Hobbes. The Americans did not want George III. The Americans did not seek Leviathan.
What major ideas and contributions did Thomas Hobbes make towards creating American Democracy?
* People are fearful and predatory * Secular reasons for government * Supremacy of government bound by natural rights
How did Thomas Hobbes and john Locke's ideas have an impact on the us constitution and bill of rights?
no, but he did influence the declaration of independence
What is the contribution of Thomas Hobbes?
Hobbes, an Enlightenment Philosopher believed people needed to be governed by an absolute monarch as described in his writing called the Leviathan.
What was the name of the enlightenment philosopher the influence the declaration of independence?
John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Locke is right, I'm not sure about Hobbes.
True or false John Locke had more influence on the American Founders than did Thomas Hobbes?
True. John Locke had more influence on the American Founders than did Thomas Hobbes. The Americans wanted nothing to do with Thomas Hobbes. The Americans did not want George III. The Americans did not seek Leviathan.
What kind of government did Hobbes want?
Hobbes wanted a strong government monarchy.
How did Hobbes influence the constitution?
His "social contract" theory established that a government should serve and protect the people under it - acting only with "consent of the governed".
Which philosopher believed in strong government control?
Thomas Hobbes for one
What does Hobbes believe?
Hobbes believed that government was necessary to keep order and to avoid chaos.
What ideas of government were introduced by hobbes in leviathan?
Hobbes presented three types of government monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. He argued that monarchy was the best.
What was thomas hobbes ideas?
Hobbes main idea was human being need government to control them
What topics would John Locke Harrington Hobbes and Rousseau likely agree on?
The State exists to serve the will of the people. (ESHS Government and Citizenship 01 Foundations of American Government )
Why did Hobbes feel that an absolute government was best?
He felt that a Unliminted Government was best because, Hobbes wanted absolute power.- Therefore him wanting to be a monarchy.
What was thomas hobbes main idea?
Hobbes main idea was human being need government to control them
How did Thomas Hobbes influence your government?
He had the government give the people peace and security.. He rejected the Divine Right of Kings and developed the phrase "Social COntract" to describe the relationship that people surrender some of their natural rights to a government in return security and peace.
Which type of government did thomas hobbes prefer and why?
Hobbes wanted a strong government monarchy.
