Pros And Cons Of Social Contract Theory

Cooperate or Betray
It is common to see a selfish child unwilling to share his toys or a competitive kid that gets mad if it lose a raise. These scenarios are too common that almost nobody cares about them. However, what happen to those children that grout up and never conclude the selfish stage? In this paper we would seek to analyze more in deep what happen is we never lean to cooperated and live harmoniously. Also, we may evaluate a plausible solution for this problem in our society. In this paper we will analyze the basic features of Social Contract theory and we also will explore the argument of Thomas Hobbes on why by cooperating with each other we obtain better results. According to Social Contract theory an action is morally correct
However this Social Contract theory acknowledge that cooperate is not the only scenario. The Prisoner’s Dilemma explains what happen if we do not cooperate with one another. Such dilemma explains that been rational, our fist intent in a competition is to get as much possible benefits as we can. Taking into consideration that this means less benefits for any other person. Russ Shafer-Landau explain The Prisoner’s Dilemma is a scenario introduced by economies. In such scenario are caught two thieves, AL and BOB, and they are send to separated rooms. They have four options. Fist option, both remind silence and they get two years in jail. Second option, both betrayal and get four years. Third option, AL remind silence and BOB betrays. Fourth option, AL betrays and BOB remind silence. This scenario demonstrates that AL and BOB or even anyone will do better off by limiting their self-interest and cooperate. Social Contract theory acknowledges that moral principles are universal. Since Social Contract is based in the belief that rules would be accepted by free, equal and rational people, then the rules they select to be govern by must be moral. (2014 The Fundaments of Ethics, p.199) also, this theory help us to
Hobbes present a scenario in which there was no government, no power that enforce will on others. (2014 The Fundaments of Ethics, p.197) In such scenario, people live solitary and in deplorable conditions minded to compete mercilessly. Hobbes refers to the state of nature as the war of all against all. As we have seen, in The Prisoner’s Dilemma if both thieves betrayals, would do worst by their own. Surely, both will seek for his own interest and not cooperate. As Shafer-Landau said everyone wants to be at the top and no one wants to be dupe. (2014 The Fundaments of Ethics, p.194) According to Hobbes there is a strategy to escape from The Prisoner’s Dilemma and state of nature. Hobbes claimed that we need two things in order for our society to not fall into such scenario. The first thing we need is beneficial rules that require cooperation and punish betrayal. (2014 The Fundaments of Ethics, p.198) the second thing that our needs is an enforcer that secures that such rules take