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Thomas Hobbes



By, Joseph Vanicek and Michael McDOnough

Thomas Hobbes was a 17th century philosopher who believed that people would usually do what is best for them. Without government, life is terrible. With government, you must give up your freedom. In this way life becomes tolerable. He didn’t think people could govern themselves. There needs to be a strong leader that makes the decision. He had a lot of other philosophies but his political philosophy was the most famous. “The universe is corporeal; all that is real is material, and what is not material is not real.” ( The Leviathan). That is a very modernist statement that states that people are thinking that things are only real if you can see or touch them like a material.

"Thomas Hobbes." Oregon State University. Web. 06 Aug. 2009. .

Voltaire



By, Joseph Vanicek and Michael McDOnough

Voltaire was born on November 21, 1694 in Paris. Voltaire later became one of the most important writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment. Voltaire attended school at Louis-le-Grand and he said he learned nothing but “Latin and the Stupidities.” Voltaire believed that man's nature was as unchangeable as that of animals. He also believed in progress and the gradual humanization of society through art, science and commerce. Voltaire insulted a powerful young nobleman, in 1726 and was exiled to England. Voltaire was able to return to Paris and he wrote a book about the English customs. The French thought the book was criticizing the French government and was forced to leave Paris again.

Voltaire | Author and Philosopher." Lucidcafé Interactive Café and Information Resource. Web. 07 Aug. 2009. .