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What kinds of governments did Hobbes and Locke advocate for? What about their view of human

beings led to them believing in these forms of government? Help

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Hobbes was a staunch Royalist who believed the ideal form of government to be absolute monarchy. Locke supported the Parliament during the English Civil War and his political philosophies led him to be called the Father of Liberalism.
(Their view of human beings)Hobbes had a somewhat negative view of human nature, while Locke's perspective on human nature was more positive.
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