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...discussion between Hobbes and Kant in respect to enlightenment. Some of the rhetoric is what they might say, and some of the included information comes directly with what is known to have been said. These appear in quotations. A moderator is also included in this fictitious discussion, based on the writings of these philosophers:

Moderator: Greetings, Mr. Kant and Mr. Hobbes. As we start this intriguing debate, I would like to begin with a discussion on nature. Mr. Kant, what do you think people are like in nature?
Kant: "As nature has uncovered from under this hard shell the seed for which she most tenderly cares - the propensity and vocation to free thinking - this gradually works back upon the character of the people, who thereby gradually become capable of managing freedom; finally, it affects the principles of government, which finds it to its advantage to treat men, who are now more than machines, in accordance with their dignity" (Kant, 1784).
Moderator: That is quite an intricate answer. It seems as...