WGU C963 - Quizzes 1-23 with Complete Solutions

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What describes characteristics of a social contract? ✔✔-Specification of natural rights -a definition of human nature -a collective expression of a collectively shared interest In what ways is ... the state of nature important for constructing a social contract? ✔✔-The State of Nature gives definition to what it means to be human -The state of nature gives definition to natural rights Why is it important to now what the quality of life is like in the state of nature? ✔✔-It explains the incentive for working cooperatively with others -it helps to frame the type of social contract that is needed to make individual life better What is the purpose of the social contract? ✔✔-To acknowledge and protect natural rights What is an important weakness of a social contract? ✔✔-Social contracts require consensus What is true about natural rights? ✔✔-They let you do what you need to survive and be secure -They impart an equality of being among all people What is true about the state of nature? ✔✔-is a thought experiment upon which a definition of proper society and government built -permits a philosophical definition of human nature [Show More]

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