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9/16/10 BR- Who described the state of nature as “..continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” Today: Social Contract – A Way Out of the State of Nature -Folders, Forms -MIKVA -Gradebook. If you want your login info gimmee a lil’ piece of paper -“A’ Essay!

Binder Check Tomorrow What am I looking for? -Syllabus -Mr. Mac’s Class Guidelines -Student Bill of Rights -9/8: Exit Slip (about respect) -9/9: Exit Slip (about Robert and Amelia) -9/10: BR and Exit Slip (3 Things You Want to Learn..) -9/14 : BR, Government notes, Government forms paper -9/15 : BR, State of Nature Notes, -9/16: (today) BR, Exit Slip

Homework Check Imagine you are living in a Hobbes’ state of nature and Rousseau’s state of nature. Describe for me what your life is like Write a descriptive paragraph for each. -OR- Draw a picture (at least half a sheet of paper for each) that shows life in a state of nature.

What Was There Before There Was Law  State of Nature  Hobbes’ State of Nature  Rousseau’s State of Nature  Sovereignty  Social Contract  Impact Questions - Summary Statement -

Vocabulary Journal #1 State of nature, Hobbesian state of nature, Rousseau’s state of nature, social contract, sovereignty

State of Nature A philosophical idea that describes humanities social state before there were laws.

State of Nature - Hobbes English philosopher who described the state of nature in his work Leviathan

Without a figure of awe, a state of nature exists. State of nature is a state of war against all. bellum omnium contra omnes “No society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” Everyone works against everyone all the time - might makes right. Only way out is - social contract, a powerful sovereign (ruler) to give awe.

State of Nature - Rousseau French political Philosopher – Discourse on Inequality

State of Nature - Rousseau French political Philosopher Humans began like animals and were neither bad or good. “Noble Savages” The earliest solitary humans possessed a basic drive for self preservation and a natural disposition to compassion or pity - we were nice. As they lived together they developed attachments such as family and clan. Property is acquired and labor must be divided, thus governments must be formed Sovereignty comes from the people

Sovereignty The power and authority to make laws

Social Contract The only way out of the state of nature You agree to give up certain freedoms in order to have certain safety. A deal to turn over sovereignty to someone else in order to do other things

Impact Both philosophies inspired a type of rule of law (government) Hobbes:? Rousseau:?

Exit Slip (videos) 1. In the 1 st video what doe the author say are the only real forms of government and why? 2. In the second video, why is it called a “cycle of freedom?”