Question

what is the main difference between hobbess and lockes view of the social contract? hobbes believed the sovereign should take absolute power while locke believed in limited government hobbes believed in limited government, while locke believed in an absolute sovereign hobbes believed in the duty of revolution, while lockedid not hobbes believed in the separation of powers, while locke did not clear my selection

Explanation:

Thomas Hobbes argued for an absolute sovereign to maintain order in a chaotic state - of - nature. John Locke, on the other hand, believed in limited government to protect natural rights. He also did not support an absolute sovereign. The idea of the duty of revolution was more associated with Locke. And the separation of powers was a concept more related to Montesquieu.

Answer:

Hobbes believed the sovereign should take absolute power while Locke believed in limited government