POSC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Social Contract, Human Nature
22 Dec 2018
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Hobbes, locke will deal with state of nature. We need to have a power that is going to keep us in check and make the rules, we are equal in capabilities, government is important to keep the peace. There are rules set in place to keep people from getting hurt. Hobbes- any individual has a right to resist the government to protect your life. Ex. of contract is the bill of rights. The contract tells us what are liberties are and what our contracts are. Tells what privileges are and what obligations are. Human beings in nature are blank slates (not good or bad) Experience- through your experience in life this will lead you to good or bad choices. Law of nature for locke is the golden rule. Problem, we cannot enforce the golden rule. There is a difference between legality and reality. People are biased and will see the law as having different meanings.
