Social contract — purpose?
Establishes social order and authority.
Social contract — definition?
Voluntary agreement justifying state's origin.
State of nature — characteristics?
Pre-civil society, humans free and equal.
State of nature — characteristics?
Pre-civil, humans free, equal, ungoverned.
Hobbes' view — human nature?
Evil, selfish, perpetual war.
Hobbes — view of natural state?
Perpetual war,
Locke — natural rights?
Life, liberty, property; inalienable rights.
Rousseau — human nature?
Inherently good; society causes inequality.
Sovereign — role?
Enforce laws, maintain order.
General will — concept?
Collective interest guiding Rousseau's state.
Natural law — purpose?
Guide human behavior to avoid harm.
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