Contractarianism
Ann Cudd,Seena Eftekhari — Contractarianism (2025)Ann Cudd; Seena Eftekhari · 2025 · Web pageEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0213 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Social contract theory · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Social contract theories ground political authority in agreement or hypothetical consent; Hobbes (1651), Locke (1689), Rousseau (1762) and Rawls (1971) are canonical versions that differ on what is agreed, by whom, and why.”
Evidence that supports
5Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes — Leviathan (1651)Thomas Hobbes · 1651 · BookTwo Treatises of Government
John Locke — Two Treatises of Government (1689)John Locke · 1689 · BookDu contrat social; ou, Principes du droit politique
Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Du contrat social; ou, Principes du droit politique (1762)Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762 · BookA Theory of Justice
John Rawls — A Theory of Justice (1971)John Rawls · 1971 · BookEvidence that contradicts
0No counter-evidence recorded.
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