International Journal of Political Science and Development
 

International Journal of Political Science and Development

Vol. 2(11), pp. 309–313, December, 2014.  

DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2014.061

ISSN: 2360-784X

Research Paper

This essay seeks to give social contract theory a new breath of life by blending its premises with two other concepts: the established theory of Samaritan duties, and a novel idea of socio-cultural political covenants. In order to do this, it first address the social contract theory as it is conventionally defined and defended by examining the consent theory outlined by Hobbes, Locke, and Beran. Then the essay outlines the alternative theory of Samaritan duties as described by Wellman. Finally, this essay this essay synthesizes the positions of social contract theory and Samaritan duties and couples it with a novel analytical framework we call socio-cultural political covenants. This new framework is meant to offer a deeper and more textured understanding of political obligation and all it entails.

Keywords: Social contract, political philosophy, consent theory, political obligation, Samaritan duties, covenants



 

Cite This Article As: Engle J, Engle C (2014). A Defense of Political Consent Theory Through an Analysis of Socio-Cultural Political Covenants. Inter. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 2(11): 309-313

FULL TEXT PDF