Perspective Philosophy | Everything Wrong With Social Contract Theory (Contractarianism) @PerspectivePhilosophy | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
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In this video, I break down everything wrong with Contractarianism or social contract theory. I go through what it means and it's fundamental assumptions and show how it cannot correctly form the basis of morality or politics.

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - What is Contractarianism or Social Contract Theory
3:15 - Brilliant
4:26 - Why Contractarianism or Social contract theory fails
8:36 - Hegel's refutation of the Social Contract
11:53 - Summary and conclusion

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