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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract

3909	Society isn’t founded on a contract, since contracts presuppose a society [Hegel, by Scruton]
	Full Idea: For Hegel, society cannot be founded on a contract, since contracts have no reality until society is in place.
	From: report of Georg W.F.Hegel (works [1812]) by Roger Scruton - Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey 28.2
	A reaction: Interesting, and reminiscent of the private language argument, but contracts surely start as deals between individuals (on a desert island?).