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i ne new ways or thinking developea auring the Scienunc Revoluuon began to extend into oner areas or ne
beyond that of just science. Scholars and philosophers began to re-think the old ideas about religion, economics,
and education. These thinkers focused largely on questioning the role of govemment, which during that period
consisted mostly of absolute monarchies.
State of Nature
The "natural condition of mankind" that would exist if there were no government, no civilization, no laws, and
no common power to restrain human nature. The state of nature is a "war of all against all," in which human
beings constantly seek to destroy each other in an incessant pursuit for power
— Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
a. Explain the above passage in your own words: (5 points)
b. Do you agree with the passage? Why or why not? (5 points)
Hobbes and Locke
The Enlightenment started from key ideas put forth by two English political thinkers of the 1600s, Thomas Hobbes
and John Locke. Both men experienced hardships in England in the English Civil War) but as a result, they