FOR AMANDA SMITH ONLY

"The Arts and Royalty; Philosophers Debate Politics" Please respond to of the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

The philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke disagreed on the understanding of political authority, with Locke taking what is commonly called the “liberal” view. Choose a side (be brave perhaps; take a side you actually disagree with). Using the writings of each given in our class text or at the Websites below, make your case for the side you chose and against the other side. Identify one (1) modern situation in the world where these issues are significant.

Philosophers Debate Politics

Hobbes: text at http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/texts/hobbes/leviathan-contents.html ; summary at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/ ; also http://jim.com/hobbes.htm

Locke: text at http://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/Locke-2ndTreatise.html ; General background of the concept at http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/lesson_plans/pdfs/unit1_12.pdf