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CONTRACTUALISME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ethics and Morals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contractarianism
1, record 1, English, contractarianism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éthique et Morale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contractualisme
1, record 1, French, contractualisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Développés dans un monde passablement différent de la petite société non chrétienne d'Athènes, l'utilitarisme,le contractualisme et le déontologisme sont trois théories classiques qui s'intéressent à la nature et à la valeur morales des actions exécutées par un agent. 1, record 1, French, - contractualisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- contractualism 1, record 2, English, contractualism
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The contractualism is not a descriptive theory but a normative one, i.e. it has its focus beyond the description of existing institutions, it tries to discover norms for the accurate acting of society. The contractualism is therefore not descriptive, as it does develop an argument for the justification of the existence of political power as it tries to confine the borders for the exercice of power. 1, record 2, English, - contractualism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contractualisme
1, record 2, French, contractualisme
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La théorie contractualiste vient en deux modèles, celui de Hobbes et celui de Rousseau. C'est l'inspiration rousseauiste qui nourrit la justification contractualiste de l'État développée par John Rawls au cours des deux dernières décennies. Sanders rappelle que le contractualisme rawlsien est, au mieux, une méthodologie incapable en soi de justifier la coercition politique et, au pire, une rationalisation idéologique de l'État redistributeur et contrôleur dont nous sommes affublés. 1, record 2, French, - contractualisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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