Question

Match each Enlightenment philosopher to the book that he wrote.

Answer 1

1. John Locke: Second Treatise on Government
2. Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan
3. William Blackstone: Commentaries on the Laws of England
4. Jean Jacques Rousseau: The Social Contract

Explanation:

1. Two Treatises of Government (1689) is one of John Locke's most famous works. In this work, he established the principle that men are naturally free and equal, but with the purpose to interact in a healthy society, it was necessary that they transferred some of their rights to a government that the people chose and changed when they deemed necessary.

2. Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan: The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil in 1651. With this book, he became the first philosopher who developed the concept of Social Contract.

3. The most influential work of William Blackstone was the Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769) in which he fully described the doctrines of English law.

4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau published The Social Contract in 1762, which was a work that provided the means to establish a political community that would benefit the modern society.

Answer 2

Answer:

John Locke: Second Treatise on Government

Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan

William Blackstone: Commentaries on the Laws of England

Jean Jacques Rousseau: The Social Contract

Explanation: