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The Social Contract

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THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

THE POLITICAL THEORY
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Social Contract:
Agreement among citizens or between the ruler and the ruled that defines the rights and duties of each party.

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THOMAS HOBBES

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THE LEVIATHAN

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HOBBES' CONTRACT:

  • The people should submit to the government
  • The government watches over the people
  • The system of government is a just dictatorship
  • The people cannot back out of the contract
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RORSCHACH

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THIS IS JOHN LOCKE

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THIS IS NOT!

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LOCKE'S CONTRACT:

  • Voluntary contract
  • Contract gets renegotiated with every vote
  • The government exists to assist the people
  • If government abuses its power it can be overthrown
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THE DECLARATION

THE IDEAS CONTAINED WITHIN IT ARE VERY MUCH TAKEN FROM LOCKE
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The main difference between Hobbes and Locke is their outlook on life.

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Rousseau's Theory:
Representative democracy is not true freedom. It gives the people no real power.

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The Independent Morality:
The concept an eternal moral compass based on freedom.

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NON-VIOLENT PROTESTS

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MAHATMA GANDHI

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References
(2012). Contractarianism. Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Retrieved from http://Plato.stanford.edu/entries/contractarianism/
Elahi, Manzoor. (2014). Social contract theory by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Academia.edu, 1-7
Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/3138759/social_contract_theory_by_hobbes_locke_and_
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Mitchell, Helen Buss. (2010). Roots of Wisdom a Tapestry of Philosophical Traditions. 6th ed. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

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Shaheed Bashir