Hobbes

I feel like Hobbes knows a pretty good amount about psychology and human nature, but He seems tobelieve that man kind is nothing but extremely wicked naturally, which im not sure I completely agree with. Although morals and ethics differ from country to country, I wouldn’t be so bold as to say that mankind is always in a state of war unless theres some sort of higher power controlling us.  Hobbes reminds me of Edgar Allen Poe with his high hopes for mankind (extreme sarcasm).

            “when going on a journey, you

arm yourself, and try not to go alone; when going to sleep,

you lock your doors; even inside your own house you lock

your chests; and you do all this when you know that there

are laws, and armed public officers of the law, to revenge

any harms that are done to you. Ask yourself: what opinion

do you have of your fellow subjects when you ride armed?

Of your fellow citizens when you lock your doors? Of your

children and servants when you lock your chests? In all

this, don’t you accuse mankind as much by your actions

as I do by my words?” (Hobbes 58)

            In that statement I take out a couple different interpretations. First off, Hobbes  saying that we do all of these things because subconsciously we know of man kinds natural wickedness and we do these things because we are expecting to get killed, beat up, or robbed everywhere we go. I disagree with what Hobbes says here because we as humans have the capability to learn from past experiences, and while some people in the world are extremely wicked, a majority of the people I meet seem to have good intentions in most of their everyday lives. We do the things that Hobbes mentions because we want to be prepared in worst case scenario, especially in untouched waters.