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The phrase "social contract" dates back to a 1762 treatise of the same name by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The stated aim of the treatise to determine wh
by mr_overalls 10y ago
The phrase "social contract" dates back to a 1762 treatise of the same name by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The stated aim of the treatise to determine whether a political authority is legitimate, i.e. the monarchies of the time period.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Contract https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Contract