Thomas Hobbes believed that humans seek peace but will defend themselves by any means necessary, forming social contracts and strong central authorities like the "Leviathan" to maintain order. John Locke believed that humans are selfish but reason allows them to resolve conflicts and form nations, with revolution as a last resort. Jean-Jacques Rousseau saw society as greater than individuals and believed humans join together into societies to live comfortably while preserving their freedoms.

1. Thomas Hobbes:<br />Thomas Hobbes believes that we are all people who follow 2 rules, that we seek peace and follow it, and the second law is by any means necessary we must defend ourselves from the rest of the population. He believed that human desires and actions arise and are experienced as discomforts and pains which motivate us to act in a way that can relieve the discomfort. Hobbes believed that because we were unable to rely on ourselves as individuals we formed a Leviathan, which is essentially a group of people arising to be one “Being”. This Leviathan still needs somebody to speak for the entire group however, and even though some people may not like the current leader they are still governed by their belief that they need a single authority. Hobbe’s beliefs for the future are that we will join together into separate nations to survive and to have a more easy peaceful life style, however if this peace is not acquired that they will wage war on each other to reach it.<br />John Locke:<br />John Locke believed that human nature is characterized by reason and tolerance, and that human nature allows man to be selfish. He believed that because of this man came together as a whole to resolve conflict, however he also believes that revolution against the central power is not only a right, but in many cases an obligation for the betterment of man. According to John Locke’s ideal we would all come together as one massive nation, comprising of all living people spread across the earth. John Locke's beliefs are in sharp contrast too Hobbe's beliefs that all people are selfish, however they both agree that all men are born equal.<br />Jean-Jacques Rousseau: <br />Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that the society was greater than the individual, and through the individuals involvement in society one could succeed, unlike Hobbes and Locke he did not believe that human’s are naturally selfish people. He believed that each man was born free, however because he had this freedom he was prone to be in frequent competition with his fellow men while becoming increasingly dependent on him. By abandoning their natural rights and joining together as a society they believe that individual’s can preserve themselves and remain free. According to Rousseau man has to join together to live as comfortable as possible, and in the future society will reflect this, joining together into societies too live as comfortably as possible.<br />