QuestionsforFurtherThinking
, theSocialCompactaims “tofindaformofassociationwhichwilldefendandprotectwiththewholecommonforcethepersonandgoodsofeachassociate, andinwhicheach, whileunitinghimselfwithall, maystillobeyhimselfalone, andremainasfreeasbefore.” What’syourunderstandingofit?
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“thetotalalienationofeachassociate, togetherwithallhisrights, tothewholecommunity”.InwhatwayisthisideasimilartotheideaoftheCommonwealth?
“eachman, ingivinghimselftoall, giveshimselftonobody”.Whatistheparadoxicaltruthinthisstatement?
’sTheEmperor’sNewClothes, noonedarestosaythattheEmperordoesn’twearclothesuntilachildcriesout, “Butheisn’twearinganythingatall!” CanyouinterpretthisstorywithRousseau’stheoryofsocialcompactandlaw?
, ? Whatkindpersonshallbetrustedasalegislator?
’sview, ifweknewhowtoreceivejustice, ? Howdoyouthinkjusticeworksintherealworld?
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, doyouthinkcustoms, religionsandotherculturalelementscanalsoworkforsocialorder? Howdotheywork?
After-readingAssignment
OralWork
, , norms, conventions, ’.
, butitmayalsocausemanyside-effectssuchasnoise, ? Organizeamockpublichearinginclasstolookintothisissueandtrytoputforwardasolutionthatwouldtakecareoftheinterestofeveryoneinvolved.
, ? WhyisitconsiderednecessaryandvaluabletotheChinesesociety? Researchintothistopicandpresentyourfindingstoyourclass.
WrittenWork
, whenexplaininghowdifferentculturalcontextsworkdifferently, pointedoutthatalthoughinthecontextoftoday’sglobalization, thedifferencestendtobesmall, ’stheory, findrelatedevidenceandwriteapassagecomparingcontractualrelationshipsintwodifferentcultures.
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, whatcouldbetheconsequencesofbreakingthem? Writeanessayofcauseandeffecttoelaboratetheconsequencesofdefyingorviolatingsocialcompact.
FurtherReadings
ThePrincebyNiccoló Machiavelli
TheSecondTreatiseofGovernmentbyJohnLocke
ATheoryoftheState: EconomicRights, LegalRights, andtheScopeoftheStatebyYoramBarzel
AnIntroductiontothePrinciplesofMoralsandLegislationbyJeremyBentham
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