Thomas Hobbes's Book Leviathan Outlined His Idea of the Social

question 13

Multiple Choice

Thomas Hobbes's book Leviathan outlined his idea of the social contract. According to his view:

• A) People are basically good and give priority to the well-being of others.
• B) People are guided by self-interest and voluntarily agree to form a society to avoid chaos and war.
• C) Most leaders of society exploit and mistreat the people they govern.
• D) Political leaders should sign written agreements to govern fairly and they should be punished if they violate those agreements.

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