The IB Learner Profile: A singular capacity for invigorating campus life Inquirers. They develop their natural curiosity. They acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning. They actively enjoy learning and this love of learning will be sustained throughout their lives.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau painted by Maurice Quentin de La Tour. Image courtesy of the Joconde Art Database. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 1778) believed that man is naturally good and that vice and error are alien to him. This creates a conflict between ânatureâ and âartificeâ in attitudes to society, education and religion. According to Rousseau, nature is manâs state before being influenced by outside forces.
In our state of nature, Hobbes says we have no rights but Locke suggests that we have natural rights. Hobbes shows that humans are naturally evil that lays down the groundwork for his form of government. Hobbes and Lockeâs theories differ greatly beginning with their views of human nature.Hobbes suggests that people are naturally, solitary, poor, nasty, and brutish. He also says that without authority mankind is selfish and egotistical. John Locke, on the other hand, sees people as being peaceful in their nature state.obbes shows that humans are naturally evil that lays down the groundwork for his form of government. Hobbes and Lockeâs theories differ greatly beginning with their views of human nature.