The Social Contract: what this star will be

The Social Contract is a star on the Constellate sky: placed by meaning, named, and connected to the stars around it. This is the short form of its post: the line it carries, the area we colour Society, and what stands beside it today.

The line it carries on the sky: We trade some freedom for shared protection and order.

What stands beside it

The stars nearest to it are Constitutions as Commitment Devices, The Invisible Hand, Legitimacy and Money as a Ledger, and Institutions is already open to walk. When The Social Contract opens, the conversation will land it among them, with a line drawn to each idea it touches.

Ask for this star

Every star is lit by demand. Ask for The Social Contract and it moves up the list; when it opens, this post becomes the full essay. The open stars beside it can be walked today, and the first concept of every course is free.