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contractarianism

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con·trac·tar·i·an·ism  (kntrk-târ--nzm)
n.
Any of various theories that justify moral principles or political arrangements by appealing to a social contract that is voluntarily committed to under ideal conditions for such commitment. Also called contractualism.
contrac·tari·an adj.
contrac·tari·an·ist adj.


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In the works that followed, his thought turned for guidance in turn to Hayek's classical liberalism, James Buchanan's contractarianism, and eventually to Michael Oakeshott's skeptical anti-rationalism.
Isaiah Berlin by Kukathas, Chandran / Reason
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