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According to Social Contract theorists, how do they believe the fundamentals of society were brought about?
According to Social Contract theorists, how do they believe the fundamentals of society were brought about?
- Through divine rights of kings
- Through the Biblical account of salvation history
- Through conventions and agreements, tacit or explicit (correct)
- Through natural rights of man
What did Hobbes depict the natural state of man to be like?
What did Hobbes depict the natural state of man to be like?
- Highly organized and structured
- Chaotic and unpredictable
- Nasty and barbaric (correct)
- Harmonious and peaceful
What did Rousseau compare the natural state of man to?
What did Rousseau compare the natural state of man to?
- Dark and gloomy like a haunted forest
- Pristine like a Garden of Eden (correct)
- Barren like a desert
- Chaotic like a battlefield
What are laws, including a Constitution, considered as, according to the text?
What are laws, including a Constitution, considered as, according to the text?
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