Study Questions

  1. Contractualism rejects considerations of personal well-being as the only grounds upon which a principle can reasonably be rejected. What other grounds can you think of?
  2. Although contractualism is notably different to utilitarianism, it bears some similarities to Kant’s ethics. What similarities do you see? Explain.
  3. Contractualism holds that we should act according to principles no one could reasonably reject. Can you think of any principles that no one could reasonably reject? What are they and why?
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