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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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    Exam #1 1. Locks justification of private property can be summed by stating‚ the earth and all it possess is property to be used by people in common for their own benefit and existence. In Locke’s view‚ every individual must have private property rights In order to possess the property in common. To Locke‚ property also justifies and gives authority in terms of wages‚ land‚ and labor. Also in order to be justified‚ and individual must not possess more property then can be used for his benefit. This

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    revolve around a central notion of a ‘social contract’ in which society is formed through a theoretical agreement between a group of people about their moral and political obligations. This concept has been used by theorists such as Mill and Rousseau‚ to explain why the law is justified in its right to constrain the behaviour of individuals and organisations in society. Later in the twentieth century‚ John Rawls took a novel stance on the concept of the social contract‚ in which principles of justice

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    John Locke’s Social Contract Theory Jon Bartholf CJA530: Ethics in Justice and Security October 10‚ 2011 Cristina Payne Abstract The Declaration of Independence‚ written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776‚ incorporates many of the views and ideas of John Locke‚ an English philosopher‚ and his writings of the Social Contract theory. Within the theory‚ Locke states that society should be afforded certain unalienable rights (life‚ liberty‚ and happiness) that give authority and control to the people

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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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    2. Hobbes claims that without a government to enforce law and order‚ we would find ourselves in a “war...of every man against every man.” What reasons does he give for believing this? Do you think he is right? Hobbes argues that when there is no government or civil authority in place‚ humans are living in a state of nature. This state is what Hobbes calls a war‚ “of every man against every other man” (Leviathan pg.106). Since there is no order in place‚ everybody can then claim anything they want

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    historical documents that have shaped a country or a religion throughout history such as The United States Constitution or The Ten Commandments‚ an impersonal image of (In this case) words on paper or words on a stone tablet pops into mind. The reader rarely takes the time to analyze the rigorous process behind the creation of the laws and rules that encompass their everyday lives‚ be it in the United States or in any other country in the world. The creation and execution of laws are two individual processes

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    Amatrudo-3866-Ch-01:Amatrudo-3866-Ch-01 3/5/2009 4:54 PM Page 1 1 THE NATURE OF THE STATE Political power is‚ of course‚ always coercive power backed by the state’s machinery for enforcing its laws. But in a constitutional regime political power is also power of equal citizens as a collective body: it is regularly imposed on citizens as individuals‚ some of whom may not accept the reasons widely believed to justify the general structure of political authority (the constitution);

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    Hobbes Leviathan Chapter 13-18 Chapter 13 Of the Natural Condition of Mankind‚ as concerning their Felicity‚ and Misery Chapter 14-16 Chapter 14: Of the first and second Naturall Lawes‚ and of Contracts Chapter 15: Of other Lawes of Nature Chapter 16: Of Persons‚ Authors‚ and things Personated • A law of nature is a general rule that is discovered through reason. o Natural and inherently known by all because it can be deduced by innate mental faculties (reason‚ philosophy). • Horrors

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    What is the Social Contract Theory? Do I think that it can be defended? In this paper I will define what the Social Contract Theory is and how and why I think that it can be defended against its critics. Social Contract Theory is a contract that the people of a given area agree upon to live by. In this contract the people agree upon rules or laws to live by there is usually some sort of government that will help to enforce and administer these rules and/or laws. If people break or disobey

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