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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 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,” opens (10[1])“Man is born free, (10[1])and (10[1])everywhere he is in chains.” (10[2])For 10 points, name this concept coined in a Jean-Jacques Rousseau book that envisions communities as agreeing to certain rights and responsibilities. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: social contract [accept contractarian ethics; accept contractualism]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan BMichigan D (DII)4710
Kara Braun (DII)Michigan State C (UG)Pitt B (UG)8510
Rohan Navaneetha Raj (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Kenyon B (DII)8910
AlanCWRU BOhio State A9010
Sarah Dong (DII)Michigan C (UG)CWRU C (UG)9510
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State C (DII)Michigan State B (UG)9510
Ethan Shu (DII)CWRU D (DII)Kenyon A (UG)11810

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2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley2024-11-16Y3100%0%33%81.67
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y8100%0%25%92.50
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y7100%0%0%88.43
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2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida2024-11-16Y580%0%60%108.00
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