The Enlightenment Concept of The Social Contract
Was the social contract theory that emerged from Locke et al.: Was this
originally meant to be a contract or a covenant? Was it mis-stated?
Rousseau maybe was closer. Concept of “the general will”.
Is there such a thing as “a spirit of the people”?
Are “the people” anything more than a collection of individuals engaged in mutually advantageous transactions?
Under what conditions would you sacrifice for the greater good of your people?