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The rights of the English began with "Magna Carta" and the Common Law.
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The excerpt most reflects which Enlightenment idea?
natural rights social contract
What is an agreement between citizens and rulers defining the rights and responsibilities of each group?
Social contract
What happens to people's rights when they agree to the social contract?
create a state with just enough power to serve them.
King george broke the social contract?
King George broke the social contract with the colonists by neither respecting nor protecting their rights. John Locke, the philosopher, was influential in developing the concept of a social contract.
According to john Locke who does inalienable rights in a social contract belong to?
John Locke believes that inalienable rights in a social contract belong to the people. People need government but the government needs to do what is best for the people.
Why is social contract theory criticized?
Social contract usually assumes the existence of natural law which in turn defines some rights of individuals, and that individuals can trade off some of these rights under "social contract" for the protection that government can provide.Some philosophers say that there are no natural laws, and that what are assumed to be natural laws are no more than what is commonly agreed to be just laws. Without natural laws, there are no natural rights and there is therefore nothing for the individual to trade over to the government. On this view, the social contract theory can not be supported.It is also said that the social contract theory establishes the authority of government except when it is really needed. If the right of a government is established because I agreed, or entered into a social contract, to hand over my right to act as I please, then all I need do is cancel that contract before carrying out any crime I choose.
How does Common Sense by Thomas Paine reflect the philosophy of John Locke's social contract theory?
Locke's social contract states that individuals give their country permission, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to assume some of their rights, and the individuals submit to the authority of the government, in exchange for protection of their remaining rights and freedoms. This theory relates directly to what Paine says in Common Sense, in that the colonies have participated in the social contract by forfeiting their righs to the English Crown, but the Crown has not upheld its end of the bargain and has not secured or protected their remaining rights.
What happens to a government that does not protect the rights of the people?
The social contract is no longer valid.
Who are the proponents of the theory of social contract?
Some of the notable proponents of the social contract theory include Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. These philosophers argued that individuals come together to form a society and agree to abide by certain rules and obligations in exchange for protection and organization provided by the government.
What is the Social Contract?
The social contract was a theory where the people give up sovereignty/freedom to the government to maintain social stability. The main philosophers associated with the social contract were Locke, Rousseau, and Hobbes.
Under the social contract theory how do leaders gain the rights to rule?
They are elected by the people
How does the concept of natural rights fit into the the social contract theory?
Through the natural right
