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Paul DeHart on Natural Law, Consent, and the Fate of the Social Contract

Intercollegiate Studies Institute

Is the social contract broken? In this episode, Paul DeHart joins ISI to discuss his latest book, The Social Contract in the Ruins: Natural Law and Government by Consent. He challenges the idea that consent alone legitimizes government, exploring the role of natural law, classical philosophy, and the American Founding in shaping just governance.

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