Summary of philosophy of right (õiguse filosoofia kokkuvõte)
1689 John Locke publishes Two Treatises of Goverment
1707 formation of the British Parliament
Social Contract philosophy: The reasons for entering a social contract and the responsibilities of
the goverment
*Hobbes: To preserve one's safety
*Locke: To preserve one's safety and property
*Rosseau: To preserve one's safety, property and freedom, but to guarantee the latter, the
goverment also has the responsoility of improving/educating the citizens. Laws are historical
conventions, people can be forsed to be free.
State of nature
Hobes: state of nature is a state of conflict, a state of war.
Locke: state of nature is peaceful, all men are equal. They treat others as themselves.
Rousseau - people in the state of nature were neither good or bad. Man was like an animal not
posessing any needs besides the primary ones. The bad habits of men are byproducts of ingaging
in a civil society. All men are equal
Sovereign
Hobbes: can not be overthrown and can do whatever the fuck it wants