PHIL 1550 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Moral Rights, Social Contract, Moral Responsibility
15 Dec 2017
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Phil 1550 chapter 10 - social contracts and rights. One way to explain some people"s authority over others is by a social contract actual or theoretical. Social contract - those under authority give that authority by agreement to their rulers. By definition it is a pact or agreement for their mutual benefit. Theoretical social contracts have been used to justify entire moral and social and civil systems (governments, laws etc. ) A social contract should be voluntary and voluntarily established by those it will govern. it should be a fair and for the benefit of all. Everyone should consent (explicitly or implicitly) to do it. Each contract negotiator promises every other to fulfill their own part of the agreement. Social contracts establish rules, obligations, authorities and rights. Social contracts may be morally based or non-morally based. Mayflower compact: set the stages for stablishing equal laws, ordinances and so one which in turn gave each person certain equal rights only pilgrim men.
