Philosophy 1020 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Wilt Chamberlain, Moral Authority, Voi
22 Sep 2016
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Derived the social contract (early modern theory) Essentially society founded by some sort of hypothetical agreement. Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains" refers to state of nature: how humans naturally behave and act without political authority social contract gives us 3 claims/options: (1) pa obtained by nature, rousseau: no! We are all born equal, no one has moral authority over another! Slave example (2) pa obtained by force: rousseau: no! You may give into force by necessity, but not will. Gun to head example (3) pa by consent: rousseau: yes! This is the only option since the other 2 are never morally applicable. Note, consent is based upon law of majority rule frequently: is everyone subject to it even if they don"t consent: hume on the social contract. Since we are all born morally equal, 1st governments and institutions were probably founded through popular consent.
