The Enlightenment Assignment and Quiz Revised Questions and Answers / Sure A+
A political effect of the Enlightenment was that - some monarchs embraced new ideas from the movement. According to Hobbes, why do people form social contracts to "live in Common-wealths"? - to escape their miserable natural states According to Locke, what may happen when legislators destroy someone's property? - People may stop doing what the government says. Baron de Montesquieu was an Enlightenment philosopher from - France. Based on what you have read, explain the key differences in the views of Hobbes and Locke on the social contract. Write two to three sentences that identify the central points of each person's argument. - Hobbes believed that a social contract was necessary to protect people from their own worst instincts. On the other hand, Locke believed that a social contract was necessary to protect people's natural rights. Locke believed that if government did not protect people's rights, they could reject it. Hobbes calls life in the state of nature "nasty, brutish, and short," because - people must constantly fight enemies. In France, philosophes discussed Enlightenme
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