THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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An agreement on the social reputation of the people living in the area
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A contract to change the government
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An agreement between people and their government
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A agreement the citizens of an area all decided upon to catoragorize the people into social rankings
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Detailed explanation-1: -social contract, in political philosophy, an actual or hypothetical compact, or agreement, between the ruled or between the ruled and their rulers, defining the rights and duties of each.
Detailed explanation-2: -A social contract is an implicit agreement between the people and their government about what each side provides to the other. The terms of the agreement can vary widely.
Detailed explanation-3: -Social contract theory says that people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior. Some people believe that if we live according to a social contract, we can live morally by our own choice and not because a divine being requires it.
Detailed explanation-4: -Note: Social Contract Theory is the hypothesis of intentional arrangement among individuals by which society is brought into being and political authority is picked to which individuals presented their acquiescence.
Detailed explanation-5: -The purpose of the social contract is serving the common or greater good to ensure the sustainability of the system in question and protect the individuals within it. As such, the social contract generally guides moral behavior.