Which of the following statements about Thomas Hobbes and John Locke is not correct?

A. Both John Locke & Thomas Hobbes wrote about the social contract that they imagined forming the the first government.

B. Hobbes argued that because the "general will" of the people was for freedom, the people as a whole should force individual citizens to conform to the general.

C. Thomas Hobbes argued that life in the state of nature was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."

D. John Locke argued that humans had natural rights that included "life, liberty, and property."

E. All of these statements are correct.

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23 January, 16:18

Which of the following statements about Thomas Hobbes and John Locke is not correct?

A. Both John Locke & Thomas Hobbes wrote about the social contract that they imagined forming the the first government.

B. Hobbes argued that because the "general will" of the people was for freedom, the people as a whole should force individual citizens to conform to the general.

C. Thomas Hobbes argued that life in the state of nature was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."

D. John Locke argued that humans had natural rights that included "life, liberty, and property."

E. All of these statements are correct.

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Ahmad Alexander · Answer 1

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes both wrote the social contract and imagined forming the first government and all of the other choices are correct. Therefore, E would be the correct answer.