Question

Which statement about Thomas Hobbes and John Locke is not correct?

Responses

Both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke imagined what life was like in a state of nature.

Both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke imagined what life was like in a state of nature.

Thomas Hobbes defended powerful government and John Locke thought the power of government should be limited.

Thomas Hobbes defended powerful government and John Locke thought the power of government should be limited.

Hobbes argued that because the "general will" of the people was for freedom, the people as a whole should force individual citizens to conform to the general will.

Hobbes argued that because the "general will" of the people was for freedom, the people as a whole should force individual citizens to conform to the general will.

Both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke wrote about contract theories of government.

Both Thomas Hobbes and John Locke wrote about contract theories of government.

Answer 1

The incorrect statement is:

"Hobbes argued that because the 'general will' of the people was for freedom, the people as a whole should force individual citizens to conform to the general will."

Why it's wrong: the phrase "general will" and that idea belong to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, not Hobbes. Hobbes argued that people in the state of nature submit to an absolute sovereign by social contract to secure peace and safety, not that a collective "general will" for freedom should be enforced on individuals.