Passage - 1
Nothing can exist in a natural state which can be called good or bad by common assent, since every man who is in a natural state consults only his own advantage, and determines what is good or bad according to his own fancy and insofar as he has regard for his own advantage alone, and holds himself responsible to no one save himself by any law; and therefore sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, which is decreed by common consent what is good or bad, and each one holds himself responsible to the state.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the passage given above ?

Question

Passage - 1
Nothing can exist in a natural state which can be called good or bad by common assent, since every man who is in a natural state consults only his own advantage, and determines what is good or bad according to his own fancy and insofar as he has regard for his own advantage alone, and holds himself responsible to no one save himself by any law; and therefore sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, which is decreed by common consent what is good or bad, and each one holds himself responsible to the state.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the passage given above ?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: (a) The conceptions of what is right or wrong exist due to the formation of a state. Passage 1 explains that in a natural state, there is no common assent on good or bad because every man consults his own advantage and holds no one responsible under any law. Sin and conceptions of right or wrong only arise in a civil state, which is decreed by common consent where good and bad are defined and individuals are responsible to the state. Therefore, the central idea is that the conceptions of what is right or wrong exist solely due to the formation of a state and civil society. Option (a) directly reflects this central thesis. Options (b), (c), and (d) introduce external moral judgments not supported by the text.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the passage given above ?

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