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The document outlines the social contract theories of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau regarding the origin of the state and civil authority. Hobbes viewed the state of nature as one of constant conflict and warfare, while Locke saw it as peaceful but lacking justice. Rousseau believed men gave up natural liberty for civil liberty through the social contract. Each theorist proposed different views of human nature, the state of nature, and the terms under which individuals consented to political authority.
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- Vaqas Taj
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- EN