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Preferred term
social contract theories
Definition
- This entry looks into the philosophical issues, especially regarding rationality, behind contractarian theories prominent in political and moral theory as well as in certain social sciences, principally in economics. It does not purport to give a historical account of all social contract theories. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Social Contract Theories]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/social_contract_theories
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