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Hobbes and Locke present fundamentally different social contract theories.

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Is it true that Hobbes and Locke present fundamentally different social contract theories?

Yes. Scholarly consensus and historical texts confirm that Thomas Hobbes and John Locke advanced distinct versions of social contract theory, differing fundamentally in their views on human nature, natural rights, and sovereign power.

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Wikipedia: Thomas Hobbes
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Wikipedia: Thomas Hobbes. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes

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Wikipedia: John Locke
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Wikipedia: John Locke. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Contemporary Approaches to the Social Contract
Confirms that social contract theories fundamentally differ across theorists like Hobbes and Locke.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Contemporary Approaches to the Social Contract. (n.d.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/contractarianism-contemporary/

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Locke
Notes Locke's place in the classical social contract tradition with distinct natural rights views.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Locke. (n.d.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/

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