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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism

1845	Justice has no independent existence, but arises entirely from keeping contracts [Epicurus]
	Full Idea: Justice has no independent existence; it results from mutual contracts, and establishes itself wherever there is a mutual engagement to guard against doing or sustaining mutual injury.
	From: Epicurus (fragments/reports [c.289 BCE]), quoted by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 10.31.35