The Development of the Nation State

In thinking of the development of the Nation-State it is important to get some backdrop. Philosophers have been developing their positions on this concept for some time. Let's read a few articles that articulate the ideas that undergird the nation-state. Summarize the arguments of authors below. Not only consider what they argue but why they argue at that moment in history.

Thomas Hobbs (2) areas

The Laws of Nature and the Social Contract http://www.iep.utm.edu/h/hobmoral.htm#SH5b

Why Should we Obey the Sovereign
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John Locke http://www.iep.utm.edu/s/soc-cont.htm#SH2b

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau http://www.iep.utm.edu/s/soc-cont.htm#SH2c