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| Contractualism: Contractualism is a moral theory that holds that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by whether it would be agreed to by rational individuals in a hypothetical contract. See also Contract theory, Contracts._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Thomas Scanlon on Contractualism - Dictionary of Arguments
Gaus I 111 Contractualism/Scanlon/Gaus: ‘According to contractualism,’ (...) ‘when we address our minds to a question of right and wrong, what we are trying to decide is, first and foremost, whether certain principles are ones that no one, if suitably motivated, could reasonably reject’ (1998(1): 189; see also Barry, 1995(2)). >Rationality/reason/Scanlon. Notice that Scanlon’s test concerns ‘reasonable’ rejection, not what could be rationally rejected (1998(1): 191). 1. Scanlon, Thomas (1998) What We Owe Each Other. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2. Barry, Brian (1995) Justice as Impartiality. Oxford: Clarendon. Gaus, Gerald F. 2004. „The Diversity of Comprehensive Liberalisms.“ In: Gaus, Gerald F. & Kukathas, Chandran 2004. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE Publications._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Scanlon, Thomas Gaus I Gerald F. Gaus Chandran Kukathas Handbook of Political Theory London 2004 |
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