When is it ethical to break the social contract (e.g., revolution, civil disobedience)?

Definition: The idea that governments derive legitimacy from the consent of the governed.

Key Thinkers: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Applications: Democracy, civil disobedience, human rights, government overreach.

Debates: When is it ethical to break the social contract (e.g., revolution, civil disobedience)?

 

Last Completed Projects