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My brain does not like the phrase "social compact" probably because I've heard "social contract" so often, and rarely if ever hear "compact" used in this way. O
by catskul2 3y ago
My brain does not like the phrase "social compact" probably because I've heard "social contract" so often, and rarely if ever hear "compact" used in this way. On the other hand I hear "pact" much more often.
- droptablemain 3y agoConstruct seems more fitting. I also read the headline and thought it sounded like a mistake.
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- SamBam 3y agoI read a "social compact" as more of a "social agreement," which gets at the bottom of consensus that he's talking about. A "social construct" is quite different, that's something entirely constructed by society, like manners or nationalism.
- epgui 3y agoI made the same comment as you in response to parent commenter (now deleted)... But then I looked at some definitions of "social construct" and it seems to have broader semantics than I had thought.
- Tainnor 3y agoIt's especially weird because "compact" has a very specific meaning in mathematics.