PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Samuel Von Pufendorf, Thought Experiment, Hugo Grotius

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1010
• Professor: Victoria Burke

Document Summary

Hobbes, locke, and rousseau are all social contract political theorists. Hobbes and locke both hold a view of natural right . Natural rights are pre-political held prior to the social contract/ rights you are born with as a human. Natural rights held against violation by the state (hobbes and locke) (and others) For rousseau, rights do not precede the social contract (the social contract makes them possible) Some theorists believe natural rights to be dangerous - hobbes for example. Property, life and liberty are examples of natural rights = locke"s natural rights/ influenced the. If someone has a natural right of strength they can impose them on the weak - problem seen by hobbes and he believes the social contract will protect the weaker. Quiz: implication and explanation of natural right. Divine right of king demolished with locke"s view. Locke= democratic government that can be removed if it does not protect private interests vs.