Unsocial: How can we modernize the "Social Contract"

StoicDan will present a lecture and Q&A to the group "Orlando Thinkers".

The topic is the "Social Contract" as proposed by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and John Rawls (1921-2002). Rawls was an American moral philosopher and political theorist, who's book “A Theory of Justice” (1971) describes the idea of "the veil of ignorance". This famous thought-experiment encourages people to think about justice in society. Imagine if you were to position yourself outside of society and look back in. How would you adjust conditions of race, gender, age, wealth, etc. to make society fair and just? The only assumption is that you have basic abilities and want to join society. For his work, Rawls was awarded the National Humanities Medal (1999).

We will also review the contributions of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Kant. What are the philosophical underpinnings? Plus, what is the social contract in our modern society? How can we answer questions like universal healthcare, public safety v. freedom, and public WIFI? The presentation will be about 10 minutes, so there will be plenty of time for Q&A and discussions.

Video - if you have time, watch this 7 minute video. This is optional. https://youtu.be/5-JQ17X6VNg

Venue - Boston Coffeehouse, 851 S State Rd 434, Suite 1190, Altamonte Springs, FL

Parking is free, and this meetup is free.

This is not the weekly meeting of the Orlando Stoics, so we won't hand out outlines. Instead, a PowerPoint presentation will be used.

This group enjoys open-minded, respectful conversations on philosophy and related topics. So, sometimes "we agree to disagree", but the long-term goal is to improve our minds via group discussions.