John Locke (1632-1704) lived in England, a little later on then Hobbes. Locke's most influential writing called "Two Treatises of Government" is one in which Locke discusses the need for individuals to enter into an agreement with government, a social contract, but his viewpoints on the keeping of the contract differ from Hobbes.

A 1684 painting/portrait of English philosopher and physician John Locke. He is man in middle age with long hair wearing a professor's robe.

Source: John Locke by Herman Verelst, Herman Verelst, Wikimedia


Interactive exercise. Assistance may be required. Read excerpts from "Two Treatises of Government" below.