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\nPupil outcome: I can explain Thomas Hobbes’ ideas about the state of nature, the social contract and the role of a sovereign. Key learning points: - Hobbes explains the state of nature and the social contract in his work 'Leviathan'. -...\nPupil outcome: I can explain Thomas Hobbes’ ideas about the state of nature, the social contract and the role of a sovereign. Key learning points: - Hobbes explains the state of nature and the social contract in his work 'Leviathan'. - The state of nature according to Hobbes is everybody living for themselves. - He believed that when people have unlimited freedom, it leads to chaos and a war-like scenario. - Hobbes argues that social contracts limit our freedom but provide benefits such as security. - Social contracts need to be enacted by a sovereign or ruler and work to bring the state of nature to an end.\n
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25:29
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Pre-K - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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2024
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English
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authority, freedom, civil society
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