A Philosophical Preamble

This is the start of a new tag for this blog, it's the start of the "Philosophy" tag. Obviously, if you find it all boring then don't read the philosophy posts, this won't affect the other posts on here so you can still keep reading them.

Whilst revising form my philosophy A-Level exam in January of this year I found myself distracted by one of the topic areas which I was studying. It is known as "social contact theory" and it is basically trying to explain why we obey the state (government) and what the state should be like. It also looks as what the world would be like if there was no state, however I have not concerned myself greatly with this second point.

So what shall follow in the philosophy posts is my theory on why we follow the current governments rules, and what I think the world should be like, how we should run our lives. Obviously, it will be done in chunks and will try to avoid using long words and complex language as I believe that philosophy only has a use if it understood by all, not just an educated few (of which I am most certainly not one) but first I would like to make something clear.

My theory is based around the work of John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Hobbes, I am mostly combining their work in to theory that I believe is both; applicable to the modern western world and; something in which I truly believe. I am also fully aware that my ideal society will never happen as it is too far removed from the current world, however this does not stop me believing that; something useful can be taken from it; and that it is the best way to live our lives.

I hope you find what follows to be both thought provoking and interesting but most of all that you enjoy it. I welcome all criticisms to my points and will respond to anything which I believe answering.

Enjoy

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