Concept information
Preferred term
contractarianism
Definition
- Contractarianism is a theory of the development of social institutions and political morality based on the consent of free and equal people. It is primarily associated with both the descriptive and prescriptive elements of liberal political theory. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Contractarianism]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/contractarianism
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