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    The document outlines several theories on the origin and nature of society: 1) Thomas Hobbes viewed the state of nature as one of "universal strife" and civil society was created through mutual agreement. 2) John Locke saw the state of nature as a "golden age" but property was insecure, so civil society was formed to protect property and preserve order. 3) Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed man was originally equal and happy but growth of population led to quarrels, necessitating civil society through a social contract to guarantee rights and liberties with the sovereign having legislative power.

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    The document outlines several theories on the origin and nature of society: 1) Thomas Hobbes viewed the state of nature as one of "universal strife" and civil society was created through mutual agreement. 2) John Locke saw the state of nature as a "golden age" but property was insecure, so civil society was formed to protect property and preserve order. 3) Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed man was originally equal and happy but growth of population led to quarrels, necessitating civil society through a social contract to guarantee rights and liberties with the sovereign having legislative power.

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    The document outlines several theories on the origin and nature of society: 1) Thomas Hobbes viewed the state of nature as one of "universal strife" and civil society was created through mutual agreement. 2) John Locke saw the state of nature as a "golden age" but property was insecure, so civil society was formed to protect property and preserve order. 3) Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed man was originally equal and happy but growth of population led to quarrels, necessitating civil society through a social contract to guarantee rights and liberties with the sovereign having legislative power.

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    ORIGIN OF SOCIETY

    INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY-THEORIES


    THOMAS HOBBES(1588-1679)
     State of nature- universal strife
     Man is solitary liberty
     Civil society created
     By mutual agreement
    JOHN LOCKE(1632-1704)
     State of nature- a golden age
     Men are equal and free
     But property was insecure
     Property meant life,liberty,estate
     To protect property
     To preserve order
     Empowered state to make laws
    JEAN JAQUES ROUSSEAU(1712-1778)
     Man in state of,equal,happy
     Growth of population,quarrels
     Necessitated civil society
     Man entered in contract
     To restore their rights
    SOCIAL CONTRACT
     By contract-state formed
     To guarantee rights,liberties
     Sovereign has legislative power
    GENERAL WILL
     The will of whole community
     The general good, public good
    CRITICISM
     Social contract theory-illesory
     Not based on hobistic facts
     Individual precedes society- not correct
    ORGANISMIC THEORY
    HERBERT SPENCER
     Social structure compared to animal body
     Society is an organism
     Individuals-cells of body
     Society-No external form
    CRITICISM
     Analogies- misleading
     Society not funtioning
     As human body
    GROUP MIND THEORY

    DURKHEIM
     Theory of collective consciousness
     Individual in crowd
     Acts differently
     Due to group mind
    CRITICISM
     Group min- thinking, feeling in like ways
     Theory subordinates individual to society-not correct
     This theory-not reality
     Mind of group-no evidence

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