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• Social Contract (Rousseau) — The Social Contract, Or Principles of Political Right (1762) by Jean Jacques Rousseau, is the book in which Rousseau theorized about social contracts as the origins of political community i.e. civil society.Like John Locke, who believed that a… …   Wikipedia

• The Social Contract —     The Social Contract     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Social Contract     Du Contrat Social, ou Principes du droit politique, is the title of a work written by J.J. Rousseau and published in 1762. From the time of his stay at Venice, about… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Social Contract (Ontario) — The Social Contract refers to a 1993 initiative of the provincial Ontario New Democratic Party government of Bob Rae to impose austerity measures on civil service. The plan imposed a wage freeze and mandatory unpaid days of leave for civil… …   Wikipedia

• Social contract — This article is about the political and philosophical concept. For Rousseau s 1762 treatise on the concept, see The Social Contract. For other uses, see Social Contract (disambiguation). The social contract is an intellectual device intended to… …   Wikipedia

• The Social Contract — This article is about Jean Jacques Rousseau s 1762 treatise. For social contract as a political and philosophical concept, see Social contract. For other meanings, see Social Contract (disambiguation). Of The Social Contract, Or Principles of… …   Wikipedia

• Social Contract (disambiguation) — The term social contract may refer to:*A concept used in philosophy, political science and sociology to denote an implicit agreement within a state regarding the rights and responsibilities of the state and its citizens; see social contract (not… …   Wikipedia

• Social Contract (Britain) — The Social Contract is a term used to describe policy by the Labour government of Harold Wilson in 1970s Britain.In return for the repeal of 1972 Industrial Relations Act, food subsides and a freeze on rent increase, the TUC would be able to… …   Wikipedia

• The Social Contract Press — (SCP) is an American publisher. It is a prominent proponent of immigration reduction and population control, with an emphasis on issues such as culture and the environment. It was founded by John Tanton and is headed by Wayne Lutton.It publishes… …   Wikipedia

• social contract — social contract, or compact In political philosophy, a term applied to the theory of the origin of society associated chiefly with the names of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, though it can be traced back to the Greek Sophists. Rousseau (Contract… …   Black's law dictionary

• social contract, or compact — In political philosophy, a term applied to the theory of the origin of society associated chiefly with the names of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, though it can be traced back to the Greek Sophists. Rousseau (Contract Social) held that in the pre… …   Black's law dictionary