The Philosophy of the Social Contract between Thomas Hobbes and John Locke

Abstract

The idea of ​​the social contract is not a general concept. The concept of the social contract is based primarily on the interpretation of human political society. It explains the nature of social and political relations on the basis of a voluntary contract concluded by individuals among themselves, guaranteeing the rights, duties, and freedoms that regulate the lives of individuals and groups in human societies. It is the means or tool that prevents the occurrence of the multiple conflicts and differences that have emerged with the expansion of social and political life. The formula for the social contract consists of individuals contracting with each other, groups, who agree to establish a contract concluded between them, in which they pledge to relinquish some or all of their rights to a specific entity with absolute authority and will over all individuals and groups.