Social Contract Theory
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Social Contract Theory
Functions as a thought experiment- a kind of model that some prominent philosophers have used to justify the state and adherence to law and social rules.
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Supporters of social contract theory
John Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Rawls
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“None of us wants to live in perfect freedom”
Thomas Hobbes
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Equality of Need
We all need the same things for our survival and must fend for ourselves in a world characterized by scarcity and competition
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state of nature and social contract
John Locke and Jacques Rousseau
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A Theory of Justice
John Rawls
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Purpose of the veil
Impartially to get us to think beyond our personal self interest
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