Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was a seventeenth-century English thinker, who believed in a very powerful government. HIs most famous book was "Leviathan", where he stated that humans were naturally greedy, angry, and criminal humans. According to Hobbes, all societies needed a form of authorities to control these people and prevent them from going crazy basically. In a social contract, people escape greediness by entering what is called a social contract. In the Enlightenment, this meant giving up your freedom and power to a government or King in order for their basic rights and safety. For example, a citizen in the 1700's might've given up their pursuit to control the kingdom in exchange for safety for the king. In Hobbes perspective, the only way to fullSocial contracts are still in use today. For example, a student would risk getting into trouble for the ability of learning. Or a child might exchange obedience with a food and home from a parent.
Thomas Hobbes also insisted on the need for the law and a higher justice. Without some form of law or judgement, the world would just do whatever they wanted. The world needs some kind of punishment. Basically, all the social contract theory says is that, if we are part of a social contract, then we're morally bound to give up our liberty to initiate force, and the government that is given that same liberty is legitimate.
Thomas Hobbes also insisted on the need for the law and a higher justice. Without some form of law or judgement, the world would just do whatever they wanted. The world needs some kind of punishment. Basically, all the social contract theory says is that, if we are part of a social contract, then we're morally bound to give up our liberty to initiate force, and the government that is given that same liberty is legitimate.