Thomas Hobbes | of the Natural Condition of Mankind as Concerning

question 95

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Thomas Hobbes | Of the Natural Condition of Mankind as Concerning Their Felicity and Misery; Of the First and Second Natural Laws and of Contracts
Hobbes first discusses the state of war in which men live before a common power can bring them together in civil society. By virtue of the natural and fundamental laws of nature, peace and cooperation can be attained only when man is willing to renounce a right to benefit someone else. A contract is the mutual transferring of right. Only then can lawful and just civilization develop.
-The second fundamental law of nature works when we are willing to renounce a ___________ of our own to benefit someone else.

• A) right
• B) power
• C) law
• D) disposition

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio Reinforcement

Giving out a reward after a random number of behaviors.

Fixed-Interval Reinforcement

Giving out a reward after a certain amount of time has passed.

Variable-Interval Reinforcement

Giving out a reward after a random amount of time has passed.

Fixed-Ratio Reinforcement

Giving out a reward after a certain number of behaviors.