The idea of the social contract is central to modern democracy. Deriving from a combination of the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the social contract expressed a few fundamental ideas: People alone are weak and defenseless, and in banding together they can increase their strength and fight off threats. In time, they invent the state, which becomes the representative of the sum total of individuals' interest in self-preservation.

QOSHE - In Israel, non-Orthodox Citizens Serve the State and the State Serves the ultra-Orthodox - Eva Illouz
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In Israel, non-Orthodox Citizens Serve the State and the State Serves the ultra-Orthodox

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11.03.2024

The idea of the social contract is central to modern democracy. Deriving from a combination of the philosophies of........

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