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Paha777 [63]
2 years ago
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Explain why "the divine right of kings" clashes with the idea of a social contract.

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Illusion [34]2 years ago
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Answer: "the divine right of kings" justifies royalty and power of kings in terms of its supranatural or divine nature. From such a perspective power of kings is derived from divine power. Idea of social contract is a product of secular or profane political thought where social power is not conceived as divine.

Explanation: concept of divine rights of kings is as old as literate society (Sumerian epics like Enuma Elish mention power of kings as divine power) whereas idea of social contract (Hobbes, Locke etc.) is a product of increasingly secular society.

Gnoma [55]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

For many centuries, kings and rulers in general were thought to rule "by divine right." That is, their rule was God´s will. With economic progress in Europe and the spreading of new ideas, especially during the Enlightenment era, that belief was challenged. Kings or emperors were traditionally considered the sovereigns. The Enlightenment thinkers stated that all men should be equal before the law, and a state´s sovereignty lies in the people, not in a monarch´s will. Those thinkers - particularly Jean-Jacques Rousseau - said that the governed must express their consent to be be governed in a social contract.

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