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What do Enlightenment thinkers believe about the natural state of early humans?
What do Enlightenment thinkers believe about the natural state of early humans?
- They had limited freedom
- They were controlled by external restraints
- They were oppressed by society
- They existed with absolute freedom (correct)
What is the social contract in the context of freedom?
What is the social contract in the context of freedom?
- A contract imposing external restraints on individuals
- An agreement favoring negative liberty
- A contract limiting individual freedoms
- An agreement defining the freedoms enjoyed as members of a society (correct)
What is positive liberty in the context of political freedom?
What is positive liberty in the context of political freedom?
- Surrendering freedoms to live in harmony with others
- Taking control of one's own life and fulfilling one’s potential (correct)
- Freedom from external restraints and barriers
- Freedom from oppression by society
What is negative liberty in the context of political freedom?
What is negative liberty in the context of political freedom?
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What influenced the development of a number of political ideologies according to the text?
What influenced the development of a number of political ideologies according to the text?
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