Who’s Social Contract is the best? In case you don’t know, here are some cursory breakdowns:
Locke
natural rights - life liberty and property
state of nature - good but could be better
people can rebel if theres a “long train of abuses”
Rousseau
General Will - anything the people want, the gov’t does
state of nature - as good as it gets
people cannot rebel
(this is only one interpreatation, others say Rousseau meant the opposite)
Hobbes
absolute gov’t authority
state of nature - bad as it gets
people can’t rebel
If you can think of one I didnt mention there, feel free to provide a breakdown of what it says, and we’ll discuss. And please, lets keep this abstract. No ridiculous comparisons to Hitler, Taliban, etc. Refute things based on their merit.
Personally, I like Rousseau. I think the General Will will automatically encompass Locke’s natural rights plus many other good things.