Locke- the social contract

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John Locke- The social contract.
- State:
  - People should surrender their rights to society.
  - Should have authority.
    - Has authority because it is supported by the majoirty.
  - Should uphold individual rights.
    - freedoms
  - Locke didnt like goverment
- Epistomology
  - Locke believed no human nature
    - All knowledge we have has to be built
    - Everyone is born the same.
In return nobody is above the law.
- People should surrender their rights to society.
Locke believed no human nature
- All knowledge we have has to be built
- Everyone is born the same.
Rights
- John Locke- The social contract.
  - State:
    - Should have authority.
      - Has authority because it is supported by the majoirty.
    - Should uphold individual rights.
      - freedoms
    - Locke didnt like goverment
  - Epistomology
everyone has rights to:
- Rights
- Liberties
- Happiness
In social contract:
- Noone is above the law.
  - Not even the ruler
- People should surrender rights to society.

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