Social and Political Philosophy · Political Philosophy

The Social Contract

Comparing the views of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau on the origin of the state.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why would individuals give up their freedom to a governing authority?
  2. 2Is the state's power derived from the consent of the governed?
  3. 3What happens to the social contract when a government becomes tyrannical?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: Social and Political Philosophy - State and Sovereignty - Class 12
Class: Class 12
Subject: Philosophy
Unit: Social and Political Philosophy
Period: Political Philosophy

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