Thomas Hobbes | of the Natural Condition of Mankind as Concerning

question 34

Multiple Choice

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.
-A ___________ is the mutual and voluntary transferring of right between men.

• A) condition
• B) precondition
• C) contract
• D) precedent

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Definitions:

Proletariat

Workers or the working class, especially those without substantial capital or ownership of production means, in Marxist theory and analysis.

Human Potential

The innate abilities and capacities that individuals may develop and achieve throughout their lives.

Alienated

Feeling isolated and separated from one's social surroundings or oneself, often discussed in the context of work and labor.

Industrial Production

The process of manufacturing goods in large quantities using machinery and industrial techniques, typically within factories.