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social contract Quick reference
World Encyclopedia
Concept that society is based on the surrender of natural freedoms by the individual to the organized group or state
Social Contract Reference library
The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy
Arguments in which agreements are used to ground moral or political obligation are as old as political philosophy itself, appearing
social-contract theory Reference library
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
A tradition of political theory concerned with understanding the relationship between individuals and the state— conceived as a “social
