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Contractualism

Contractualism as a broad term refers to a family of political or ethical theories that have their roots in the social contract tradition. Contractualist ethical theories base morality in mutually beneficial agreement or contract among rational, reasonable agents. Contractualism is sometimes referred to as the "third approach" in morality as opposed to…

Contractualist philosophers, Descriptive accounts & Contractualism vs. utilitarianism

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Contractualist philosophers

Thomas HobbesSamuel PufendorfJohn LockeJean-Jacques RousseauPierre-Joseph Proudhon
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Descriptive accounts

Normative ethicsDescriptiveEvolutionaryNash bargainingHeuristics
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Contractualism vs. utilitarianism

WellbeingAct-utilitarianismRule-utilitarianism
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Contractualism vs. deontology

Kantian ethicsUniversalizability
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Contractualist philosophers

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Contractualism

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related to Contractualism vs. deontology · 12
Contractualism → Besides, For, In, In Kantian, Kant's, Kantian, One, Rawls, Rawls's, Scanlon's, This, With
related to Contractualism vs. utilitarianism · 9
Contractualism → According, As, However, In, Justifying, Scanlon, Similar, Utilitarianism, Within
related to Evolutionary perspective · 9
Contractualism → According, However, In, Jean-Baptiste André, Kantian, Nicolas Baumard, The Nash, Therefore, With
related to Scanlon · 9
Contractualism → According, As Scanlon, Each Other, Rather, Rawls, Scanlon, Thomas, Utilitarianism, What We Owe
related to Psychological contractualism · 8
Contractualism → According, However, If, Nick Chater, Sydney Levin, Therefore, To, With
related to Criticism · 7
Contractualism → According, Another, By, On, Similarly, Therefore, This
related to Rawls · 5
Contractualism → He, John Rawls, Justice, Theory, While Rawls's
related to Descriptive accounts · 3
Contractualism → Contractualist, Inspired, Scanlon's

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