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Ideas for 'The Social Contract (tr Cress)', 'On Eternal and Immutable Morality' and 'Do Conditionals Have Truth Conditions?'

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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / a. Legal system

19819

The state ensures liberty, so civil law separates citizens, and binds them to the state [Rousseau]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law

6225	Obligation to obey all positive laws is older than all laws [Cudworth]

7245	Natural justice, without sanctions, benefits the wicked, who exploit it [Rousseau]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / a. Right to punish

19809

We accept the death penalty to prevent assassinations, so we must submit to it if necessary [Rousseau]

19810

A trial proves that a criminal has broken the social treaty, and is no longer a member of the state [Rousseau]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / c. Deterrence of crime

19811

Only people who are actually dangerous should be executed, even as an example [Rousseau]