Thomas Hobbes: The Social Contract Theory by Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher and he is considered to be one of the founders of the modern political philosophy. He is best known for his magnum opus, Leviathan.
• In his work, he expanded an influential formation of the social contract theory which proposes the legitimacy of the state over the state subjects. His work, Leviathan was published in the year 1961 amidst the Civil War in Britain.

The Social Contract theory by Thomas Hobbes

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Kantian Ethics: Categorical Imperative, the Concept of Good-Will

Categorical Imperative

• A command expressing a universal or general moral law which is unavoidable in nature is called a categorical imperative. It has three formulations under it which convey the requirements of the moral law which is universally practicable, gets respect and shows autonomy.
• According to Kantian ethics, categorical imperative is the internal law which is imposed by conscience itself. In other words, a categorical imperative denotes an absolute, unconditional requ…

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