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The 'founder of western philosophy'

Posted on: December 10, 2024 at 13:49:24 CT

Spanky KU

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I am not appealing to authority. I am waiting for a cogent argument why social contract theory is wrong.

Excuse me if I am incorrect in presuming you are smart enough to realize the 'social contract' is not a physical document

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Should government trump rights or the other way around? - Seagull MU - 12/10 11:46:01

Are you familiar with social contract theory? - Spanky KU - 12/10 12:09:41

RE: Are you familiar with social contract theory? - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:11:24

sounds like social justice theory (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 12:12:45

You didn't take Western Civ in college? - Spanky KU - 12/10 12:14:16

RE: You didn't take Western Civ in college? - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 12:19:12

That is a non-answer - Spanky KU - 12/10 12:20:40

it's as relevant (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 12:32:23

No-one would count Socrates, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, - Spanky KU - 12/10 12:49:14

I would, and it's not a dodge, Spanky. I didn't sign a - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:09:14

One doesn't need to sign the 'contract' - Spanky KU - 12/10 13:22:03

you're arguing the same argument social justice warriors - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:31:00

asinine (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:25:06

Socrates is an asinine 3rd grader. Right?(nm) - Spanky KU - 12/10 13:27:50

i see you have no time to read nor respond to my prio - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:43:41

social contract theory begins with Socrates and continues to - Spanky KU - 12/10 14:09:36

RE: social contract theory begins with Socrates and continues to - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:49:23

You inherit a home in a HOA. Can you ignore the HOA rules - Spanky KU - 12/10 16:57:28

you actually have the option of signing the HOA or - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 18:22:04

RE: social contract theory begins with Socrates and continues to - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:10:11

rejected by Mises.. no-one else(nm) - Spanky KU - 12/10 14:35:08

RE: rejected by Mises.. no-one else(nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:47:20

He is wrong. It intrinsically justifies the existence of - Spanky KU - 12/10 15:10:50

lol, i'm glad you consider "earliest source" to now be - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 15:18:27

Not the final authority - Spanky KU - 12/10 15:27:51

it's a theory and never "proved right" (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 15:30:07

Just like natural law(nm) - Spanky KU - 12/10 16:53:57

of course, now what? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 18:22:41

You linked natural law theorists to disprove social contract - Spanky KU - 12/10 20:39:34

rockwell - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:46:20

Rockwell = Mises(nm) - Spanky KU - 12/10 15:11:04

oh, then hobbes, locke, rand, all the others = socrates (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 15:18:57

Hume - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:44:31

You need to read Locke - Spanky KU - 12/10 15:14:31

done, now what? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 15:19:09

lol - Spanky KU - 12/10 16:59:54

you have some very poor assumptions, Spanky (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 18:22:59

That's another falsehood and only displays your ignorance - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:40:44

lol, all of the others disagree with Socrates - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:37:30

there is no natural law, tigs. It's a theory(nm) - Spanky KU - 12/10 17:17:01

sure, of course. now what? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 18:22:31

RE: Socrates is an asinine 3rd grader. Right?(nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:31:46

The 'founder of western philosophy' - Spanky KU - 12/10 13:49:24

here, start by reading this and let the authorities appeal - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:01:10

So claims the natural law THEORY guys. - Spanky KU - 12/10 14:08:07

lmfao, you're mocking theorists now after backing one - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:09:07

no. I am pointing out that you think natural law theory is - Spanky KU - 12/10 14:44:32

what does that have to do with social contract THEORY? - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:46:10

You try (badly) to use natural law THEORY to - Spanky KU - 12/10 17:10:10

Natural law is a philosophy, yes, call it "theory". How does - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 18:23:32

you are appealing to authority and are asking me to - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:56:00

"I didn't sign a social contract" - Spanky KU - 12/10 14:02:27

nice job of ignoring every argument just presented to - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 14:09:48

every law takes away someone's "rights" ... - tmcats KSU - 12/10 11:58:24

at your age, you should have developed past a child's view - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 12:12:04

you don't believe we should have public schools? - tmcats KSU - 12/10 12:45:31

I certainly don't "believe" "we" "should" have gvmt - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:10:45

yet, you offer no alternative, perhaps the nuns or women ... - tmcats KSU - 12/10 13:27:29

red herring (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:32:23

yet again - obfuscation* - tmcats KSU - 12/10 13:34:47

you're a socialist dbag - Seagull MU - 12/10 13:36:29

RE: yet again - obfuscation* - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:35:12

Of course not. Does that blow your mind? (nm) - Seagull MU - 12/10 12:50:00

yes, i find it sorta of alarming ... - tmcats KSU - 12/10 12:51:50

What's alarming is the number of people who think they - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:12:15

you rant like a two year old without explanation(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/10 13:26:32

that was an explanation most 2 year olds would understand - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:32:12

we should all drop to your 2 year old level?(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/10 13:35:28

RE: we should all drop to your 2 year old level?(nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:39:06

That's the problem with you big government pansies - Seagull MU - 12/10 12:53:30

right, you'd rather have a monarch, i get it rather than ... - tmcats KSU - 12/10 12:56:17

jfc, bob, how about not creating a straw man (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:12:42

When you have to invent a strawman, you've lost - Seagull MU - 12/10 13:05:20

both of you lack any cogent argument but rely instead - tmcats KSU - 12/10 13:25:32

I notice only that you've stopped defending your - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:32:50

Promote the general welfare. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 12/10 12:08:42

gracious ... - tmcats KSU - 12/10 12:46:23

lol, you think he doesn't know where the phrase you - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:14:26

your retorts are weaker than bill's hairpiece, much so(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/10 13:28:20

RE: your retorts are weaker than bill's hairpiece, much so(nm) - 90Tiger STL - 12/10 13:35:28

no it doesn’t - pickle MU

- 12/10 12:00:53