Conceptions of Natural Right by Thomas Hobbes

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What did individuals decide to make in order to establish a government?

Social contract

What does Rousseau assert happened to natural liberty in the state of nature?

It degenerated

In the social state, what happens to the rights individuals had in the state of nature?

They are kept and secured by the social contract

What right can be used by the whole people against a tyrannical government, according to the text?

<p>Right of resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for establishing a government according to John Locke?

<p>To secure and protect natural rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Thomas Hobbes define as natural right?

<p>Absolute liberty to do everything necessary for self-preservation</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the consequence of the state of nature?

<p>Every man has a right to everything, even to one another's body</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main clause of the social contract according to Hobbes?

<p>Renouncing the liberty to harm others</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Thomas Hobbes' theory, what happens in the second stage of the social contract?

<p>Relinquished rights are entrusted to an artificial entity called 'Leviathan'</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are individual rights viewed in relation to the government according to Hobbes' theory?

<p>Individual rights are not opposable to the government if it ensures security to every citizen</p> Signup and view all the answers

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