Three images of the social contract: state, morality, and human rights
Vol 15, No 2 (2014) • Filosofia Unisinos - Unisinos Journal of Philosophy
Autor: Marcelo de Araujo
Resumo:
This paper examines three different “images” of the social contract. The first image concerns the reasons for our accepting the existence of some form of political authority which has the power and the legitimacy to create laws and impose sanctions upon its citizens. The second image of the contract concerns reasons for our accepting the requirements of morality and the acquisition of a sense of justice. The third image concerns the reasons for the establishment of limits for the interference of state power in our lives. These limits are characterized in terms of human rights. The third image of the social contract elucidates in which sense human rights are universal rights, but it denies that there are any innate or natural rights.
ISSN: ISSN: 1984-8234
Texto Completo: http://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2014.152.02
Palavras-Chave: contractarianism,state,morality,sense of just
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