Advanced English Vocabulary and Listening | The Social Contract
Channel: Radical ESL
Date: 2019-07-14

In this video I outline social contract theory and the views of Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Lysander Spooner on the matter. This theory has had considerable influence on political philosophy over the past 400 years. You might want to watch my video on the state and government vs. governance (links below) before you watch this one, but it is not necessary.

This video is part of a series designed to help high-intermediate and advanced ESL students get good enough at English to enter a college or university, especially in the social sciences, such as politics, economics, history, geography, philosophy and business.

If you are interested in taking my ESL for Politics course, or any other course I teach, please email me at mensoelrey@gmail.com with the subject "ESL".

Suggested watching before this video: The State: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGckBm_3hsk

Government vs. Governance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SePZQB4H0ik