contractarianism

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:contrastsWith utilitarianism
virtue ethics
divine command theory
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosophy
ethics
gptkbp:focusesOn basis of moral rules
justification of political authority
gptkbp:hasConcept legitimacy of authority comes from agreement
moral norms derive from social contracts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label contractarianism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:modern_liberalism
constitutional democracy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Enlightenment
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:John_Rawls
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkb:David_Gauthier
gptkbp:originatedIn 17th century
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:contractualism
social contract
justice as fairness
state of nature
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3