Which Social Contract Related Ideas of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau are Applicable and Valid Today and Why?

Conclusion

To sum up the ideas, this paper discussed the social contract related ideas of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau and their relevance in today’s world. While Hobbes developed his social contract theory based on his personal experience during the English Civil War, Locke and Rousseau have presented revolutionary ideas to shape the political settings of most modern societies as well as those in their times. Despite the existence of numerous theories about the social contract, due to their universal applicability in the contemporary world, the social contract related ideas of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau are the most prominent ones.

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