Question

According to Hobbes, to avoid the harms of the state of nature, individuals in society should…

Select one:

a. enter a contract with neighbors to support social cohesion

b. maintain their right of nature

c. do whatever they believe to be necessary to preserve themselves

d. transfer their right of nature to a group of just individuals

e. transfer their right of nature to a sovereign

Answer 1

Option A)

State of nature represents a time prior to when humans formed societies and bound themselves in laws, norms etc. According to Hobbes, this lawless society has each individual fighting for tge same resources with each habing their own sense of personal justice, thus people live in a constant state of threat and war.

So to promote one's own will and well being people must enter into a social contract to work as a group for mutual benefit without war like situation.