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A '''social contract''' is an implied agreement between people and their [[government]], whereby the people give up some [[rights]] to government in exchange for protection. The [[Enlightenment]] developed this concept of a social contract.
A '''social contract''' is an implied agreement between people and their [[government]], whereby the people give up some [[rights]] to government in exchange for protection. The [[Enlightenment]] developed this concept of a social contract.
This concept was used by the [[Founders]] of the [[United States]] to declare that the ruler (the [[king]]) had broken the "contract" and therefore independence is justified.
This concept was used by the [[founding fathers|founders]] of the [[United States]] to declare that the ruler (the [[king]]) had broken the "contract" and therefore independence is justified.
==See Also==
*[[Thomas Hobbes]]
[[Category:Philosophy]]
[[Category:Philosophy]]