Question

Read the definition for the ""social contract"" theory. What is an example of a ""freedom"" that you give up in order to maintain a ""more healthy and organized"" society? Explain.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although there are no options attach we can say the following.

According to the "Social Contract" theory, in general terms, people have to be willing to give up some rights or liberties in order to allow the government to protect them.

The Social Contract was an idea that originated from the mind of Jean-Jaques Rosseau, a brilliant thinker of the times of the Enlightenment. He said that people have to give up some of their rights so the government could protect them as part of the society.

The example I could give of a "freedom" that you give up in order to maintain a "more healthy and organized" society is the application and enforcement of the law.

The law is enforced by the judicial system in a democratic and republican country, in order to impart fair justice for all. So you have to give up your right to defend yourself and instead, use the judicial and legal system so justice can be imparted.