Question 8.

Bregman disagrees with Hobbes' standpoint of humans being inherently selfish or bestial and instead takes Rousseau's side. He asserts that civilizational progress caused by the post-agricultural setup is responsible for the negative/undesired circumstances. In this regard, he presents the contrasting picture of pre and post-agricultural societies {attaches the image of "a prelapsarian idyll" to the nomadic lifestyle, while considers the discovery of agriculture as a misevent}. Thus, this depiction supplements "his argument that people are basically decent, but progress as we know it can make them selfish." Option D is the appropriate answer.   

Option A: The aspect of complexity is not the primary focal point. Thus, this option can be eliminated.

Option B: This diverges from the discussion onto a new line of discussion: "impact that settled farming had on population growth". Hence, we can discard this choice as well.

Option C: Again, the focus is not on the environment; hence, we can scrap off this option.