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    John Locke is notable as one of the main scholars of the Age of the Enlightenment in light of his new view concerning individual having flexibility and natural rights from his introduction to the world. Locke talked about political power as another type of relations between individuals‚ unique in relation to fatherly power‚ spouse’s control over her significant other and so on. Locke got to be one of the primary scholars of common society popularity based state. ¬ Locke talked for the most

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    Social Contract Theory Social contract theory‚ nearly as old as philosophy itself‚ is the view that persons’ moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live. Socrates uses something quite like a social contract argument to explain to Crito why he must remain in prison and accept the death penalty. However‚ social contract theory is rightly associated with modern moral and political theory and is given its first full

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    THE SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY The idea of the social contract goes back‚ to Thomas Hobbes; John Locke‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ and Immanuel Kant developed it in different ways. After Kant the idea largely fell into disrepute until John Rawls resurrected it. It is now at the heart of the work of a number of moral and political philosophers. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contract the social contract theorists and their views on the origin of state. THOMAS HOBBES: (1588-1679) Background:

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    THE SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY The theory is as old as philosophy itself. It is of the view that persons’ moral and/ or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live. The theory of a social contract is therefore a hypothesis explaining how society originates as well as the presumed relationships between its members‚ how they incur responsibilities and their rights. Early proponents of the social contract theory include; - Socrates

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    MIGHT CHANGE IN MODERN POLITICS BE JUSTIFIED BY THE SOCIAL CONTRACT? DISCUSS WITH REFERENCE TO THINKERS EXAMINED IN THIS UNIT Modern politics governments differ from state to state based on their constitutions. The origins of some of these constitutions are somewhat unclear and my essay will attempt to shed light on what foundations they might have been built. I will give Thomas Hobbes definition of man in the ‘the state of nature’ and the transformation from this state to society‚ with differing

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    John Locke’s Social Contract Theory CJA/530 Charles Gill July 11‚ 2011 This paper analyzes the social contract theory of John Locke and how his values are consistent with the criminal justice system and private security settings of today. It will further discuss whether or not Locke’s’ values and principles apply to both criminal justice and private security venues. I will also summarize the major differences of the social contract theories; identify the key principles associated with

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    17th century‚ John Locke presented society with his teachings and theories that clarified the order of natural law and fulfilled humanity’s divine purpose for living. It all began in 1647‚ as a young boy when he attended the prestigious Westminster School in London under the sponsorship of Alexander Popham. During his years at the Westminster School‚ he found the work of modern philosophers more interesting than the material being taught at the university. Much of Locke’s influence and later work

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    John Locke was born in Wrington ‚ Somerset ‚ England on August 29 1704 to John Locke and Agnes Keene ‚ who were both Puritans (Uzgalis 2001 ‚ Wikipedia 2006 ‚ Microsoft Encarta 2006 . His father ‚ after whom he was named ‚ served as captain of cavalry for the Parliamentarian forces in the early part of the English Civil War . His family later moved to Pensford and Locke grew up in a rural Tudor house in Belluton . He attended the Westminster School in London in 1647 under Alexander Popham ‚ a member

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    when there is little to no government involved‚ how one begins to adapt to their surroundings as a result when a group of stranded boys arrive as civilized individuals who unravel into savagery as an act for survival on the island. John Locke’s theories‚ in Social Contract‚ State of Nature‚and State of Man‚ are able to relate to the novel as it does not label men as naturally evil nor does it blame government for man’s

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    Social Contract Theory of John Locke Lisa Moore University of Phoenix Ethics in Justice and Security CJA 530 February 29‚ 2010 Roger Long‚ JD Social Contract Theory of John Locke According to John Locke (1690)‚ “the people give up some freedoms to the government or other authority in order to receive or maintain social order through the rule of law.” When the people surrender some freedoms and the government agreed to work together towards a common goal‚ to promote equal protection for

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