[jelicicm]

Happy to see that community here mainly considers Hobbes to be "a villain". I'd like to point to the very enjoyable book by Rutger Bregman - Humankind[0]. In it, the writer discusses the differences between two important philosophers - Hobbes on one side and Rousseau on the other. First one has a general idea that "people are bad and need to be contained", while the latter is opposite.

[0]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52879286-humankind

[harryvederci]

Yes! This book really messed with my head in a good way.

I don't know if I ever read a book before that taught me I had assumptions, and immediately tossed those assumptions in the trash can by showing solid evidence of the contrary.

Highly recommended read!

(For Dutch people: the Dutch title is "De meeste mensen deugen".)