social contract

Noun

Meaning

an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

articles of incorporation articles of association social compact social pact social standard social obligation social compromise social norm governing documents national contract social accord social agreement social charter social contracts social covenant
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Hypernyms

agreement accord

Examples

According to Hobbes courage is a virtue of the individual in order to ensure a better chance of survival while the moral virtues address Hobbes's social contract which civilized men display (in varying degrees) in order to avoid the state of nature. Source: Internet

Bouie continued: “More than just burdensome, the restrictions become an intolerable violation of the social contract as these Americans understand it.” Source: Internet

Both in the United States and around the world, that’s the social contract which has been breaking down since 2008. Source: Internet

Bentham disagreed with Blackstone's defence of judge-made law, his defence of legal fictions, his theological formulation of the doctrine of mixed government, his appeal to a social contract and his use of the vocabulary of natural law. Source: Internet

Also, the social contract requires that an individual gives up some of his natural rights in order to maintain social order via the rule of law. Source: Internet

But the Epicureans did have an innovative theory of justice as a social contract. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

social constructivist social contact social contagion social contract theory social contracts social control