Philosophers, writers, and great thinkers from almost every time period, civilization, and culture, including Thomas Hobbes, Andrew Sullivan, Mencius, and Martin Gansberg have attempted to reconcile the true meaning of human nature. Shaped by their own historical experiences in their respective times, philosophers have approached this topic with a plethora of explanations for human nature. While some have taken the approach that humans are innately good beings that have been corrupted by nature, others subscribe to the mentality that humans are at their core anarchic and must be bound by the laws of nature or societal constructs to prevent their true self from acting out and causing destruction. Two schools of thought exist with regard to the origin of human nature, one that posits humans as inherently good until corrupted by society, while the other views humans needing to be controlled by government and society to restrain their primal urges and desires. During the height of British empiricism one of the most notable contributors to modern political philosophy Thomas Hobbes posited the Leviathan, a necessary evil of a world in which anarchy rules unless held accountable by the government. Hobbes held that society was a stabilizing factor and developed the social contract theory to assert that within civilized societies certain unbreakable rules must create the foundation of interaction to prevent humans’ true self from dominating and creating havoc. Competition amongst men can be deadly, Hobbes articulates that it first “maketh man invade for gain; the second, for safety; and thirdly, for reputation” (68). He is explaining that the competition between humans and the wrath and vengeance it brings out in people can only be restrained through the influence of order in society. Civilization begins with order and Hobbes views the world in a way that requires order to control man. Standing in direct contrast to the Hobbesian perspective is Mencius a revered classical Confucian philosopher of the ancient Chinese philosophical tradition that has influenced almost every Eastern thi