Question

according to thomas hobbes, what motivates individuals to enter into a social contract?
a. they want to have a say in their societys laws and leadership by voting.
b. they hope to create a limited government with a separation of powers.
c. they understand that an absolute monarch will protect their religion.
d. they want to escape the unpleasantness of living in a state of nature.

Explanation:

Thomas Hobbes believed that in the state of nature, life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." People entered into a social contract to escape this unpleasant state. Voting (A) and separation of powers (B) are concepts more associated with later thinkers like Locke and Montesquieu. Hobbes' view was not centered around religion protection (C).

Answer:

D. They want to escape the unpleasantness of living in a state of nature.