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1. Man, if anybody here would take a stab at this or even took the time to tell me to piss off

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 06:56 PM

Apr 2015

that would be great. It just sucks watching it drop as though it doesn't exist.

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Social contract. Political Theory Thread [View all] Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 OP

Sorry, not something I am knowledgeable in. Interesting though. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #2

Thanks for replying. Feels a little less lonely now. Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #3

I believe it is a contract among individuals PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #4

Thank you. I'll check it out. Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #13

here is something else that might be of assistance: Raine1967 Apr 2015 #6

Contract theory is a horrbile theoretical basis for a society. rug Apr 2015 #7

I very much appreciate your input and will be reading at the link shortly. Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #12

I believe your premise is correct. Raine1967 Apr 2015 #18

A social contract is agreement among individuals in a society on point Apr 2015 #9

As I remember it from ~40 years ago, society needed a division of roles... HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #10

Depends... who you read nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #11

I'm thinking Rousseau wrote similar things to what the OP is thinking... HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #14

Yeah, but he should look at Rawls nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #16

You welcome, I discovered rawls during Occupy nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #19