Political science ( Machiavelli and Hobbes).

 1. Machiavelli and Hobbes have both been said to be the founders of modern political philosophy. What features distinguish their thought from that of the “ancients?” What are the important differences between these two thinkers? 2. What are the major similarities and differences among Hobbes’s, Locke’s, and Rousseau’s conceptions of the state of nature and the social contract? Which (if any) of these three thinkers offers the most appealing social contract theory for modern politics? Why? 3. Explore the relationship between property rights and freedom for at least two of the following thinkers: John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Paine, and Adam Smith.