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I would argue that the social contract is a useful fiction, the same as 'divine right.'
by mannyv 1y ago
I would argue that the social contract is a useful fiction, the same as 'divine right.'
- mannyv 1y ago"for I have not only grown gray, but almost blind in the service of my country."
- lo_zamoyski 1y agoUseful in what way? Usefulness presumes value. Social contract per se is a construct of liberalism. Divine right, not a notion ever endorsed by the Catholic Church, was certainly one embraced by Protestant rulers as it legitimated kings who now claimed both temporal and spiritual authority [0]. Which is to say, I don't think we have any need for fictions, and not fictions like these. [0] https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02137c.htm https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02137c.htm
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- worik 1y agoWhat fictions?
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- worik 1y ago> I would argue that the social contract is a useful fiction, the same as 'divine right.' What argument are you making? What do you think the social contract is? E.g: I am interested if you believe that the government derives its power from the consent of the governed?
- keybored 1y agoYou are not making an argument. You are making a statement.