Humanities Homework Help

You will need to answer the following question concisely and simply. You may bullet point your answer if you like.

1. Contrast the world-picture we get from Galileo and Hobbes with that of Aristotle and medieval thinkers with respect to a description of the universe. (page 415 from the text)

2. Contrast the world-picture we get from Galileo and Hobbes with that of Aristotle and medieval thinkers with respect to the place of values in the world. (page 415 from the text)

3. Describe what Hobbes calls “the state of nature” and explain why it has the character it does have. (page 416 from the text)

4. How does Hobbes think we can have gotten, or can get, beyond the state of nature? (page 416 from the text)

5. What makes Hobbes think that a “social contract” will require the “coercive power” of a state? (page 416 from the text)

6. How does Locke’s notion of a state of nature differ from Hobbes’ notion? (page 427 from the text)

7. What are the “inconveniences” in a state of nature that lead to the formation of a government? (page 427 from the text)

8. Why can’t Locke adopt Hobbes’ view of an absolute sovereignty as the solution for these problems? (page 427 from the text)

9. What is the origin of private property, according to Locke? (page 427 from the text)

10. What sort of government does Locke recommend? (page 427 from the text)