John Locke, one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers, based his governance philosophy in social contract theory, a subject that permeated Enlightenment political thought. The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes ushered in this new debate with his work Leviathan in 1651. Hobbes also developed some of the fundamentals of European liberal thought: the right of the individual; the natural equality of all men; the artificial character of the political order (which led to the later distinction between civil society and the state); the view that all legitimate political power must be "representative" and based on the consent of the people; and a liberal interpretation of law which leaves people free to do whatever the law does not explicitly forbid. COUNT 7
QSN1 Who developed some of the fundamentals of European liberal thought? ANS1 Thomas Hobbes QSN2 Thomas Hobbes ushered in the new debate of social contract theory through which work of his? ANS2 Leviathan QSN3 What did John Locke base his governance philosophy on? ANS3 social contract theory QSN4 What did John Locke base his governance philosphy in? ANS4 social contract theory QSN5 Which English philosopher wrote Leviathan in 1651? ANS5 Thomas Hobbes QSN6 Who developed the view that all legitimate political power must be "representative?" ANS6 Thomas Hobbes QSN7 Which of Hobbes' ideas led to the distinction between civil society and the state? ANS7 the artificial character of the political order