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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 [[ | + | 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. |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Thomas Hobbes]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophy]] | [[Category:Philosophy]] | ||
Revision as of 03:39, August 21, 2007
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.