PHIL1122 - 8.3 Social contract theory

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_ - a political philosophy developed in the 17th century Europe, especially during debates about taxation and the legitimacy of the government

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Social Contract Theory

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Social Contract Theory - a political philosophy developed in the 17th century Europe, especially during debates about _

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taxation and the legitimacy of the government

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Social Contract Theory

Core idea: government is legitimate only if people _

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consent to it

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The social contract (middle) moves us from living in a _ to _ with government and system of laws

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state of nature to a civil
society

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State of nature

- a hypothetical world without _, laws, police, courts, or political authority

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government

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State of nature

- usually describes as unstable, _, and _

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insecure, and dangerous

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State of nature

- since life in state of nature is undesirable, people collectively agree to _

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form a government

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Social Contract (middle)

- the agreement of people to create government, a legal systems, and rules for cooperation

--> by consenting to this contract, individuals give up _-

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certain freedoms in exchange for protection, order, and justice

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Civil Society

- the organized society that results once a government is established

- citizens now lived under _, _, and _

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shared laws, institutions, and political structures

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Task the Social Contract must establish:

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a) principle of justice

b) a constitution

c) design of social institutions