Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Touro Law Review
Publication Date
2021
Abstract
Liberal political theory has long relied on a metaphor of contract: autonomous adults coming together to agree, by unanimous consent, on the basic structure of a just society. But contract is a strange metaphor with which to explain society. Contract law is based on a morality of strangers acting at arms-length. In contrast, decent societies and the governments they set for themselves must be based on a commitment of mutual responsibility. What makes us fellow citizens—fellows of any variety—is accepting that we are all in this together.
Recommended Citation
Daniel J.H. Greenwood,
Partnership, Democracy, and Self-Rule in Jewish Law, 36 TOURO L. REV. 959
(2021)
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