This paper will focus on the works of the three significant philosophers when it comes to social ... more This paper will focus on the works of the three significant philosophers when it comes to social contract theory: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In here I will present the similarities and differences of their views on how the social contract should be done in a society. I will then relate their views with the current society that we live in, and how these social contracts of the past could be used in enlightening the people in criticizing the sovereign that governs them.
This paper will focus on the works of the three significant philosophers when it comes to social ... more This paper will focus on the works of the three significant philosophers when it comes to social contract theory: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In here I will present the similarities and differences of their views on how the social contract should be done in a society. I will then relate their views with the current society that we live in, and how these social contracts of the past could be used in enlightening the people in criticizing the sovereign that governs them.
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