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Hobbes argues that parental power derives from an implied contract between children and parents

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Hobbes argues that parental power derives from an implied contract between children and parents. Discuss what he means by this. What is  

  tacit consent, and what roles does it play in Hobbes's conception of the          

  family? When it comes to children, what problems are there for believing in

  tacit consent?