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This concept allows individuals to act as “constrained maximizers” according to David Gauthier. Derek Parfit’s “Triple Theory” argues that Kantian ethics, rule consequentialism, and a system based on this concept converge to the same conclusion. Inspired by Carole Pateman, Charles W. Mills reformulated this concept along racial lines. (10[1])An ethical system based on this concept (10[1])was developed in T. M. Scanlon’s What We Owe to Each Other. A treatise on this concept, which argues that laws are not legitimate unless they follow the “general will,” (10[2]-5[1])opens “Man is born free, and everywhere (10[1])he (10[1])is in chains.” For 10 points, name this concept coined in a Jean-Jacques Rousseau book (10[1])that envisions communities (10[1])as agreeing to certain rights and responsibilities. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: social contract [accept contractarian ethics; accept contractualism]
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Michael ZhengAmherst ABowdoin B4710
Alex JiangBrown AHarvard A5410
Jiayi LiaoYale CNortheastern A84-5
Yrwin BatanMIT AYale A8410
EranBU ABowdoin A8410
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BClark A9110
Kayla DrajpuchA Brandeis SupremeDiamond Brandeis9210
Hanson HuynhBoston University BWilliams A10710
Madeline StrausTufts ACarabrandeis11010
Max WoodBrandeises BrewTufts B11710
Rajat SethiNortheastern AYale C11710