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Noun Concept

Categories: Articles with short description, Political concepts, Social agreement, Concepts in political philosophy, Thomas Hobbes

social contract contractarian contractarianism contractual state Hypothetical contract

An implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection WordNet 3.0

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An implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In moral and political philosophy, the social contract is an idea, theory or model that usually, although not always, concerns the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual. Wikipedia

Broad class of theories that try to explain the ways in which people form states and/or maintain social order. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Concept in political philosophy Wikidata

An implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to rule of law and acceptable conduct. Wiktionary

Agreement or contract. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

agreement

thought experiment

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Constitution of the Confederate States

Constitution of Medina

Gavison-Medan Covenant

Geschlechtervertrag

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The Nuttall Encyclopædia

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet