In this essay I will make a critical comparison between Locke and Hobbes, their idea of ​​how Europe as a civil society changed over time. What was also their vision of epistemology, sovereignty, peace, slavery, human nature and future directions of international politics. In conclusion, I will give a general opinion on how the views of Locke and Hobbes have impacted international political thought. In conclusion, I will identify one of the two whose political views I can compare with theirs. The Enlightenment is the period in history characterized by dramatic revolutions in science, philosophy, society and politics; these revolutions swept away the medieval worldview and ushered in our modern Western world. In the Age of Enlightenment, we can highlight a number of thinkers known as philosophers, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes and others. These philosophers were relevant to society, each in their own way paved the way for independent thoughts, as each contributed thoughts and ideas implemented to create an intelligent, self-aware civilization that inspired the creation of the first great democracies in the world. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke lived in different periods in different situations which, in a sense, provided them with different perspectives on society. For Hobbes, states must be involved because human beings are not capable of respecting the rules of society. “We are all part of the Leviatan (the State) in which we have a specific function depending on where we are closest to the leader of the Leviathan, the most important is our role.” This is a very detailed way of explaining...... middle of paper ...... such as the obligation to maintain peace and security and ensure continued development, and whether it is necessary to create certain regulations that could be categorized as radical but never violate the Declaration of Human Rights, so be it. Works Cited Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/enlightenment/ ; WebHobbes, Thomas; “The Leviathan”; Public domain; UNITED STATES; http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3207; Web.Class of June 6, 2011From John Locke, 2nd Treatise on Civil Government (1689); Chapter VII – “Of Political or Civil Society” section 77. Class of June 6, 2011 From John Locke, 2nd Treatise on Civil Government (1689) Chapter VII – “Of Political or Civil Society” section 85 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Section 1.2 Empiricism and Enlightenment; http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/enlightenment/ ; Internet