WorksheetsThomas Hobbes
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
Who described life in the state of nature as 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'?
Immanuel Kant
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What does Thomas Hobbes believe rational people would trade for security?
Money
Natural freedoms
Property
Personal belongings
According to Hobbes, what is key to saving the world from chaos?
Moral education
A strong leader
A contract
Strict laws
What is the moral theory called that says right acts are those that do not violate the free, rational agreements we've made?
Contractarianism
Divine command theory
Kantianism
Utilitarianism
What dilemma illustrates the challenges of cooperation and trust in contractarianism?
Schrodinger's Cat
The Ship of Theseus
The Trolley Problem
The Prisoner's Dilemma
What type of contracts are natural born citizens of the United States bound by?
Verbal contracts
Written contracts
Implicit contracts
Explicit contracts
What does contractarianism necessarily rule out as illegitimate?
Democracy
Slavery
Monarchy
Capitalism
According to contractarianism, what becomes real and binding once people agree to particular rules?
Morality
Religions
Laws
Traditions
What happens when you violate a contract among people you know, according to the text?
It has no consequence
It is encouraged for personal gain
It comes with a heavy social cost
It is easily forgiven
What is a key assumption of contractarianism regarding the obligations we incur?
They are assigned by society
We get to choose them
They are permanent and unchangeable
They are inherited
