social contract

Summary

social contract is a thought experiment^[1]. It draws 2,346 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #7 of 56).^[2]

Key Facts

• social contract's instance of is recorded as thought experiment^[3].
• social contract's instance of is recorded as political concept^[4].
• social contract's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[5].
• social contract's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire des biens communs^[6].
• social contract's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[7].
• social contract's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[8].

Body

Context

Recorded instance of include thought experiment^[3] and political concept^[4].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for social contract include contractualism^[9], a philosophical theory^[10].

Why It Matters

social contract draws 2,346 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #7 of 56).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[12]

Entities named for it include contractualism^[9], a philosophical theory^[10].