Hobbes Vs Locke

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One of Hobbes’ take-away claims from “Leviathan” is that absolute monarchy is preferable to the State of Nature. Locke, in stating that the State of Nature is superior to absolute monarchy, is in direct opposition to Hobbes’ claim. As such, this explicit and direct opposition to Hobbes’ claim could easily be construed an intentional response to Hobbes. The difference in the claims originates in the difference between each author’s conception of the State of Nature. Where Hobbes imagines the State of Nature to be terrible, allowing no security, Locke paints the State of Nature as being plentiful and productive. Locke relies heavily on the idea that there are plenty of resources available in the State of Nature, which implies that competition