... contract. Although Thomas Hobbes was a predominant influence on the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau as a social contract theorist, their ideas regarding social contract theory are exceptionally different. In his book, Leviathan, Hobbes portrays the natural condition of mankind, known as the "state of nature," as inherently violent and encompassed with fear. Hobbes further claims that the state of nature is ... represents, is called the Commonwealth. The Sovereign is endowed with sovereignty, or supreme authority over the Commonwealth, who vowed their obedience in the social contract. Fur...

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... son, but instead blame the innate 'badness' of Kevin for their detachment and the brutality that punctuates their relationship. This conflict between nature and nurture dominates Eva throughout the book, with Eva's contrary attitude towards motherhood heightening because of her guilt following 'Thursday'. In fact she now states she would give anything for a 'boring existence'; happiness may be ... 'copy' have a unique sense of 'self'? What about the psychological or emotional effects on the 'created'? Does this confirm, like the treatment of Frankenstein su...

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