Aleksandre Sakhelashvili by Aleksandre Sakhelashvili

The Social Contract

aleksandre_sakhelashvili — 2023-11-08 18:50:21 UTC

An agreement among members of society where they sacrifice some individual freedoms for state protection.

Leviathan

aleksandre_sakhelashvili — 2023-11-08 18:53:28 UTC

Hobbes argues in his book Leviathan, that because in the natural state there is no order, and to prevent this state of anarchy, man must give power to a strong government.

Two Treatises on Government

aleksandre_sakhelashvili — 2023-11-08 19:05:20 UTC

In this book Locke offers a notion of a government where the government is grounded in the will of the people and doesn't infringe on a people's natural rights.

Letter from Birmingham jail

reyli_garcia — 2023-11-08 19:06:46 UTC

Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter is in response to white religious leaders' concerns towards his demonstrations in Birmingham. He states his role as the president of the christian leadership and the necessity of his presence in said state due to injustice.

Civil Disobedience

reyli_garcia — 2023-11-08 19:10:04 UTC

Thoreau's main message in civil disobedience is that individuals should resist unjust laws and government actions through non-violent means, as passive acceptance of injustice equals support for it.

Self-Reliance

aleksandre_sakhelashvili — 2023-11-09 17:10:10 UTC

Emerson argues that society has an adverse effect on the individual's personal growth. He believed that people must reject the ideas of others and believe in their own intuition to transcend the bounds of the physical review.

Related Media: FDR & New Deal

aleksandre_sakhelashvili — 2023-11-09 17:12:23 UTC

After the start of the Great Depression, Roosevelt and his administration made the assumption that to help the people in this state of chaos, they had to take more power to pass the New Deal Policies, including banking reform laws, emergency relief programs, work relief programs, and agricultural programs. This in itself was a form of a social contract.

Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions

aleksandre_sakhelashvili — 2023-11-09 17:17:43 UTC

Stanton critiqued the society of her time and claimed that women were denied their basic rights that were given to men, and resolved that women would come together to claim their rights of citizenship denied them.

We need a social contract for the 21st century

aleksandre_sakhelashvili — 2023-11-09 17:26:54 UTC

In this writing, Shafik tells us of people's discontent with today's society. She believes that this discontent stems from the fact that the existing social contracts which don't deliver on people's expectations for security and opportunity. She believes that to make a new social contract, the four main pillars of security, shared risk, opportunity, and affordability must prioritized.

Cringecore & the Social Contract

aleksandre_sakhelashvili — 2023-11-09 17:33:50 UTC

In this podcast the hosts talk about a new genre of cringe comedy, which they refer to as "cringecore". As they delve into this subject, they theorize that these cringecore shows reflect a deep skepticism of reality.