This is humanities class where we all discuss about the quotes/texts from a book or a reading and without using any research or outside source!!! Evidence for your essay must be based only on the assigned texts. Do not do any outside reading or research in preparing the essay. It should be based on your thought and your thought only.
You can use first person singular (I, me) in writing humanities essay, place yourself in the background of your writing, but have to distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate uses of the first person singular (see Humanities handbook)
Your examination should focus either on a critical difference(or differences)between the views presented or on a key similarity (or similarities) between them, but not both. Although you may at the outset briefly note that there are various similarities between the two works (in an essay that focuses on differences) or certain differences between them (in an essay that focuses on similarities), do not attempt to comprehensively address both differences and similarities, given that this is a short essay. Remember that you will need to advance a unified thesis and provide a claim clarification, and be careful to avoid the problems of offering a splitthesis or a list thesis. See the Humanities Writing Handbookfor guidance on all these points.Prompt: Another key theme that runs throughout our course is the concept of “human nature.” Consider the views of Thomas Hobbes and Martin Luther with regard to this problem. Write a thesis-based essay in which you compareor contrastthe ideas in Hobbes’s Leviathanand the assigned texts from Luther about what human nature is like. Along these lines, for example, you may wish to consider such matters as what these writers think our “natural” qualities and character are, and what they say about the difference our shared human nature makes in the way we live our lives.
Requirements: – must be full 6 pages (NO MORE than 7 pages)
– Must use quotes/texts from the reading/book (see sample format) Do not simply paraphrase!!! You won’t get high score!!
– NO OUTSIDE SOURCE (only use the book/reading and the materials I sent you) again no outside source
– Must see the humanities handbook I attached below to follow format as well as to write an effective counterargument
– You must identify and respond to a counterargument. (See the Humanities Writing Handbook.)
– MUST be Plagiarism free
– In each paragraph you must provide at least 3 quotes/ textual citation for evidence to support your points (not simply put it there but apply your political and philosophy thought to respond to the quotes/ texts you use)
Note that the main book is Leviathan by Hobbes. (in the link)
I have attached some important files below to help you.
Thank you! the book was divided into 3 parts due to over size. Make sure you can access them all. Also so, here are the lecture with powerpoint (transcripts) I downloaded form my Prof’s page which he talked about Hobbes, PLease skim through, it will help you approach the right path he wanted. thank you.
Also, when you using quotes/ texts please make sure you put the author name and page number exactly where you get it from. My prof also grades and checks on those quotes/texts too. last time another tutor didn’t use the book version I sent him, so the quotes he used didn’t match page number as the right version
Answer preview
The second characteristic of humans, as described by Hobbes, is they are naturally selfish and unsociable (Hobbes 75). The English philosopher believed that people are driven by their egoist motives. Even though he viewed men as selfish and unsociable, Hobbes believed that they could collaborate among themselves to formulate an “absolute sovereign entity” that will govern them (Hobbes, 119). This view sparks an essential question to the audience on how selfish and unsociable can give up part of their freedom to establish an obsolete government to rule over themes? Hence, this is one of the most contradictory statements in the Leviathan discussed up to date. In his article, Hobbes highlighted the “selfishness among humans can result in a war which is in turn more disastrous for people survival” (Hobbes, 123). Nonetheless, this controversial statement made by Hobbes can be adequately understood. Humans are egoistic naturally, and they are always driven by the urge to seek what good for them.
