Routledge Press Compare and Contrast the “social contract” theorists. In other words, what are the similarities and differences between Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau? Consider the assumptions they make about things like “human nature” and the “state of nature” and how they affect their conception of the “social contract”. Finally, which theorist do you think comes closest to capturing the essence of “human nature” and the “state of nature” and why?
