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This 3 page paper examines ideas to emanate from some of these theorists' most important works. Various issues posed by a student are addressed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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of government and whether or not slavery is acceptable. John Lockes The Second Treatise of Civil Government and Thomas Hobbes Leviathan each address the subject of legitimate authority. Lockes work
goes into how man was before the emergence of the state and how man fared through the changes. The rest of the piece delves into religion and its relationship with
political realities, inclusive of a discussion on Roman Catholicism. Leviathan is actually similar in nature but takes the opposite stance. While free choice and libertarianism seem to be at the
root of Lockes work, Hobbes writing states quite the opposite. Based on the existence of God, and the firm belief in such, Hobbes seems to support the legitimacy
of power due to the fact that God is in charge. He sees monarchal rule as legitimate rule. According to Thomas Hobbes, the people would go wild and would become
dangerous and so man then accepts authority in order to mitigate the problems man would create for himself (Honderich, 1995). When all is said and done, Hobbes seems to simply
see legitimate authority as existing by nature, and necessary due to the nature of man. Hobbes said, in The Leviathan: "... it is the part of a wise man to
believe them no further than right reason makes that which they say appear credible." In other words, Hobbes supports a host of things simply because he is enamored of
authority-kings, queens, and princes-whether that authority is truly legitimate or not. Yet, he also saw the good in people. In terms of the essential character of humankind, Hobbes contends that
people are motivated by their morals (Honderich, 1995). While he acknowledges that man must be kept in line by the rule of law, he also in some way presents a
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