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    What is the Function of a Social Contract? Philosophers have been concerned with the theories of a social contract for thousands of years. Plato mentions the concept in Crito and in Republic. These theories have stemmed from the concept of justice and for our society to be just. I will look at the works of Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ Jean Jacques Rousseau and finally with John Rawls after which a overall view into the function of a social contract can be derived as well as any problems with the theory(s)

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    this essay I will be discussing Thomas Hobbes’ and John Locke’s interpretation of the social contract theory. I will then be evaluating Locke’s argument that his conclusions differ from Hobbes’ as he claims. My thesis is the following: John Locke’s argument that his conclusions are different from Thomas Hobbes’ conclusions is not valid. He makes no claim as to why people are motivated to enter into a social contract; he also does not establish where the understanding of personal property comes from

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    JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU on THE SOCIAL CONTRACT An Analyses Paper In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of Philosophy 4: Socio-Political Philosophy; for the Second Semester of the School Year 2013 Saint Louis University Submitted by: ALLAYANS‚ Jy-ar ABRIL‚ Jover ADA-OL‚ Zhareth BAUCAS‚ Stephanie L. NADIAHAN‚ Maureen WACDAGAN‚ Jona MACEDA‚ Janet NANGLEDAN‚ Rescilyn POCOPIO‚ Maydee CORPUZ‚ Anne Bernadette Submitted to: MR. DON G. DE GUZMAN Faculty/ Instructor Department

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    Angie Z. Tutorial Section: D115 December 6‚ 2010 Compare and contrast the ‘social contract theories’ of Thomas Hobbes and John Rawls. Which theory is more persuasive? Be sure to explain what Rawls means by ‘the original position‚’ and the ‘veil of ignorance‚’ and why those concepts do not figure in Hobbes’ theory. Social Contract Theory holds that the only consideration that makes actions right is that action is in accordance with an agreement made by the rational people for governing their

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    Social Contract Theory of John Locke Jerome Green Jr. CJA/530 June 30‚ 2010 Instructor: Ms. Marie Romero-Martinez John Locke was one of the preeminent philosopher’s of his time. In one of his most successful works‚ the Two Treaties of Government‚ Locke asserted that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch (Tuckness). Locke argued that people have rights‚ such as the right to life‚ liberty‚ and property. Locke’s Social

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    united. The reason the world hasn’t fallen back into such a primitive state is because of the social contract theory; the social contract theory is a theory about creating rules for humanity. Due to the social contract theory people had to change the way they thought and made decisions and these personal decisions eventually had a ripple effect on the larger community. Unlike theories in physical science‚ social

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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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    Sean Coutorie GOVT 2301 June 25‚ 2013 Skipworth Coconut Wars The “Social Contract Theory” is a theory that without the unofficial introduction of morals of right and wrong‚ we would all be living in a world worse than that our homo-erectus ancestors inhabited in such a way that there would be no “we” but just our self interest in the desire to survive. There would be no groups‚ no tools‚ and no interactions other than that of violence

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    Rousseau’s Social Misunderstanding In The Social Contract‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau proposes a utopian type social contract that all citizens are informally entered into. In this contract‚ Rousseau calls for the people to sacrifice their natural freedoms in order to receive a greater and more beneficial state of civil liberty. Civil liberty being the state of being subject to laws that are for the benefit of the community opposed to the individual. Rousseau claims that these sacrifices will result

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    ethical theories discussed in chapter 2 of Ethics for the information age‚ I would choose Social contract theory. While there is no single framework that I absolutely and wholeheartedly agree with‚ I believe integrating Social Contract theory for making my ethical decision making would yield the best interaction with society. I personally view general society as a united organism‚ and since Social Contract theory has a primary focus on stable and balanced societal attributes‚ universal use of that

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