Last, but not least, the
social contract theory's moral provision of equality--all contractual parties are to be equal--can be potentially problematic because in theory as well as in reality, there are visible or invisible groups of people who would not fit into the contract theory's equality clause.
The above figure 1.1 shows how an Islamic bank can exist in a society using
social contract theory. Corporate will behave responsibly and in return community will allow corporate to conduct business.
Literary scholars, especially those who study or teach apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction, as well as political scientists interested in
social contract theory and society's responses to monumental challenges to the status quo, should find this volume useful and engaging.
Officers need to be familiar with
social contract theory because it gives legitimacy to the American system of government and the role of police in society.
It is, I think, significant that Nussbaum's cosmopolitan skepticism, which dates back at least to her 1994 essay, has now led her to question
social contract theory. Her outcome-oriented approach grows from the problem that
social contract theory does not do an adequate job of accounting for justice to persons outside the state.
From figure 4, one would expect that it is only necessary to check against the
social contract theory as it is the most restrictive one.
It was during the mid-17th to the late-18th century, however, that
social contract theory became prominent.
Those who would seek to justify such sweeping change may find theoretical solace in the social contract theories of Locke and Rousseau while their opponents could, somewhat paradoxically, also turn to
social contract theory, in particular, that of Thomas Hobbes.
It is worthwhile noting though that Hobbes'
social contract theory r ested on the presumption that 'warre' was a manifestation of social breakdown.
Rawls' indebtedness to Rousseau's
social contract theory and Mill's utilitarianism is acknowledged and is apparent throughout.
Background of the
Social Contract Theory of Business Ethics
