Michael Moehler, Professor of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Virginia Tech, John Thrasher, Associate Professor, Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy, Chapman University

• Introduction


• 1: Michael Moehler and John Thrasher: New Social Contract Theory


• Part I: Realism, Naturalism, and Social Cooperation


• 2: S. A. Lloyd: Introducing Realistic Power Relations Into the New Social Contract: A Hobbesian Example


• 3: Christopher W. Morris: A Realist Social Contract


• 4: Ken Binmore: Naturalism Versus Realism in Social Contract Models


• Part II: Inequality, Polarization, and Social Dynamics


• 5: Alexander Schaefer: Robust Reconciliation


• 6: Sahar Heydari Fard: Diversity, Polarization, and Dynamic Structures: A Structural Turn in Social Contract Theory


• 7: Cailin O'Connor: Why Natural Social Contracts Are Not Fair


• 8: Alexis Louaas: Justice and Equality From Rationality Alone: A Repeated Game Approach to Contractarianism


• Part III: Liberty, Justice, and Democratic Governance


• 9: Justin P. Bruner: Bargaining, Diversity, and the Veil


• 10: Ryan Muldoon: Harnessing Diversity, Dynamism, and Discovery


• 11: John Thrasher: Consensus, Contract, and Diversity


• 12: Michael Moehler: Diversity, Polycentricity, Justice, and the Open Society


• 13: Claire Finkelstein: Can the Liberty of Subjects Protect Against Tyranny and Corruption in Government?


• Index

This book discusses new directions in social contract theory. While social contract theory has a long history in moral and political philosophy, social circumstances have significantly changed over time. It presents new approaches to social contract theory that apply to such conditions,addressing some of most pressing social problems today.