Roush 1Human nature is made up of many different things, from the choices a person makes and how they feel about making those choices, to how what she thinks about when these choices are made. by them. In the world of political philosophy, many different views have been expressed on this very topic. The views of philosophers such as Machiavelli, Locke, Plato and Rousseau all attempt to give the best understanding of human nature. All of these philosophers are intelligent and have had difficulty proving their work on human nature, but they all have different understandings of the true meaning of this. In Machiavelli's book The Prince, he does a remarkable job of describing what human nature really is. Man is selfish according to Machiavelli and I believe this is the truest of all philosophies about human nature. In this essay, I will develop an argument that explains why Machiavelli has the most correct understanding of human nature by breaking his book down and comparing it as well. to John Locke and his book The Second Treatise of Government. Although the two views of human nature between Locke and Machiavelli have many similarities, I will prove that Machiavelli has the most accurate account of this philosophy. The Prince is known as the most famous book written in politics, even today this book comes out as exciting as it did five hundred years ago. This book is one of the first scientific treatments of politics. Machiavelli seems to think that a good society depends on a good army. This is the first theme I will address in this essay. He believes that a good army will make good laws that will strongly govern a society. In Prince Machiavelli wrote “the presence of a sound...... middle of paper...... being ambitious can be rewarding. Roush 5When it comes to governing, Locke and Machiavelli have somewhat similar views in having one person in power. and if they don't do what they should for a state, then they should be overthrown. Even though Locke says that the ruler is supposed to look after the betterment of the state and Machiavelli says that people tend to look out for themselves. I think Machiavelli has the truest idea of ​​what is really going on, especially in modern society, and that Locke's idea is a better, but not the truest, explanation of human nature. In conclusion, I wrote this essay to indicate which philosopher I believe had the truest understanding of human natureWorks Cited Locke, J. (1690). Second treaty of government. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company. Machiavelli, N. (1998). The Prince. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.