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The Civil State In John Locke’s Political Philosophy: Its Relevance To Nigerian Democracy
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]For
Hobbes the sovereign is not a party to the contract, he only accepts his
power from the contractors and he is absolutely free to act in any way
he sees fit, subject only to the primary law of nature that he preserves
himself.Rousseau, another philosopher of modern period, viewed that
in the civil state each person gives up his natural liberty in order to
gain civil liberty in common with others under the supreme direction of
the general will. Rousseau’s own view of the c ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]For
Hobbes the sovereign is not a party to the contract, he only accepts his
power from the contractors and he is absolutely free to act in any way
he sees fit, subject only to the primary law of nature that he preserves
himself.Rousseau, another philosopher of modern period, viewed that
in the civil state each person gives up his natural liberty in order to
gain civil liberty in common with others under the supreme direction of
the general will. Rousseau’s own view of the c ... Continue reading---
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